Cotingidae

Oxyruncus cristatus (Photo from Bird Forum) Common name:sharpbill (en); araponga-do-horto (pt); oxyrhynque huppé (fr); picoagudo (es); flammenkopfkotinga (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily CotingidaeRange:This species is found in a series of disjunct areas from Costa Rica to south-eastern Brazil, including the tepuis of southern Venezuela and the Guianas, Amapa, eastern Para, the Brazilian coast from Bahia to Santa Catarina, and…

Cephalopterus penduliger (Photo from Flickr) Common name: long-wattled umbrellabird (en); anambé-papudo (pt); coracine casquée (fr); paragüero corbatudo (es); langlappen-schirmvogel (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Cotingidae Range: This South American species is only found in the Pacific slopes and adjacent lowlands of south-west Colombia and western Ecuador. Size: These birds are 38-51 cm long and have…

Rupicola peruvianus Photo by Garry Bakker (PBase) Common name: Andean cock-of-the-rock (en); galo-das-rochas-dos-Andes (pt); coq-de-roche péruvien (fr); gallito de las rocas (es); Andenklippenvogel (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Cotingidae Range: This species is found in the Andean slopes of Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. Size: These birds are 30-32 cm long and weigh 230-250…