Cotingidae

Pyroderus scutatus Photo by Mauricio Rueda (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:red-ruffed fruitcrow (en); pavó (pt); coracine ignite (fr); yacú toro (es); rotkehlkotinga (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily Cotingidae Range:This species is found in two separate populations, one in Venezuela, western Colombia and northern Peru, and another in south-eastern Brazil and Paraguay.Size:These birds are 38-50 cm and weigh about…

Procnias averano Photo by Steve Garvie (Birds of the World) Common name:bearded bellbird (en); araponga-do-nordeste (pt); araponga barbu (fr); campanero barbudo (es); bartkotinga (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily CotingidaeRange:This species is found in two disjunct subspecies. P. a. carnobara is found in Venezuela, Trinidad, Guyana and marginally into northern Brazil, while P. a. averano is found in north-eastern…

Perissocephalus tricolor (Photo from Zoo Chat) Common name:capuchinbird (en); maú (pt); coracine chauve (fr); pájaro capuchino (es); kapuzinerkotinga (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily CotingidaeRange:This species is found in northern Brazil, north of the Amazon river, in the Guyanas, in south-eastern Venezuela and marginally across the border into Colombia.Size:These birds are 34,5-36 cm long. Males weigh 320-395 while the…

Querula purpurata Photo by Paul Willoughby (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:purple-throated fruitcrow (en); anambé-una (pt); coracine noire (fr); frutero gorgirrojo (es); purpurbrustkotinga (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily CotingidaeRange:This species is found from Nicaragua and Costa Rica to northern Bolivia, the Guyanas and northern Brazil, down to Mato Grosso, Tocantins and Maranhão.Size:These birds are 22-30 cm long and weigh 105-115…