COTINGA

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The 'cotingas' are a large family of passerine bird species found in tropical South America.
They are birds of forests or forest edges, which mostly eat fruit or insects and fruit. Comparatively little is known about this diverse group, although all have broad bills with hooked tips, rounded wings, and strong legs.
The males of many species, such as the cock-of-the-rocks, are brightly coloured, or decorated with plumes or wattles, like the umbrellabirds, with their umbrella-like crest and long throat wattles. Some, like the bellbirds, have distinctive and far-carrying calls. The females of most species are duller than the males.
The cock-of-the-rocks are more terrestrial than other species, and have an elaborate group mating display.

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Species

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Species

★ Genus ''Oxyruncus'' - Sharpbill

★ Genus ''Phytotoma'' - plantcutters (3 species)

★ Genus ''Phoenicircus''

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★ Black-necked Red Cotinga, ''Phoenicircus nigricollis''

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★ Guianan Red Cotinga, ''Phoenicircus carnifex''

★ Genus ''Laniisoma'' - Shrike-like Cotinga

★ Genus ''Laniocera'' - mourners (2 species)

★ Genus ''Phibalura''

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★ Swallow-tailed Cotinga, ''Phibalura flavirostris''

★ Genus ''Tijuca''

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★ Black-and-gold Cotinga, ''Tijuca atra''

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★ Gray-winged Cotinga, ''Tijuca condita''

★ Genus ''Carpornis'' - berryeaters (2 species)

★ Genus ''Ampelion'' (2 species)

★ Genus ''Doliornis'' (2 species)

★ Genus ''Zaratornis''

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★ White-cheeked Cotinga, ''Zaratornis stresemanni''

★ Genus ''Pipreola'', the fruiteaters

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★ Green-and-black Fruiteater, ''Pipreola riefferii''

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★ Band-tailed Fruiteater, ''Pipreola intermedia''

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★ Barred Fruiteater, ''Pipreola arcuata''

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★ Golden-breasted Fruiteater, ''Pipreola aureopectus''

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★ Orange-breasted Fruiteater, ''Pipreola jucunda''

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★ Black-chested Fruiteater, ''Pipreola lubomirskii''

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★ Masked Fruiteater, ''Pipreola pulchra''

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★ Fiery-throated Fruiteater, ''Pipreola chlorolepidota''

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★ Scarlet-breasted Fruiteater, ''Pipreola frontalis''

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★ Handsome Fruiteater, ''Pipreola formosa''

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★ Red-banded Fruiteater, ''Pipreola whitelyi''

★ Genus ''Ampelioides'' - Scaled Fruiteater

★ Genus ''Iodopleura'' - purpletufts (3 species)

★ Genus ''Calyptura'' - Kinglet Calyptura

★ Genus ''Lipaugus'' - pihas (9 species)

★ Genus ''Porphyrolaema''

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★ Purple-throated Cotinga, ''Porphyrolaema porphyrolaema''

★ Genus ''Cotinga''

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★ Lovely Cotinga, ''Cotinga amabilis''

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★ Turquoise Cotinga, ''Cotinga ridgwayi''

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★ Blue Cotinga, ''Cotinga nattererii''

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★ Plum-throated Cotinga, ''Cotinga maynana''

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★ Purple-breasted Cotinga, ''Cotinga cotinga''

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★ Banded Cotinga, ''Cotinga maculata''

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★ Spangled Cotinga, ''Cotinga cayana''

★ Genus ''Xipholena''

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★ Pompadour Cotinga, ''Xipholena punicea''

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★ White-tailed Cotinga, ''Xipholena lamellipennis''

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★ White-winged Cotinga, ''Xipholena atropurpurea''

★ Genus ''Carpodectes'' (3 species)

★ Genus ''Conioptilon'' - Black-faced Cotinga

★ Genus ''Gymnoderus'' - Bare-necked Fruitcrow

★ Genus ''Haematoderus'' - Crimson Fruitcrow

★ Genus ''Querula''

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★ Purple-throated Fruitcrow, ''Querula purpurata''

★ Genus ''Pyroderus''

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★ Red-ruffed Fruitcrow, ''Pyroderus scutatus''

★ Genus ''Cephalopterus'' - umbrellabirds (3 species)

★ Genus ''Perissocephalus''

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★ Capuchinbird, ''Perissocephalus tricolor''

★ Genus ''Procnias'' - South American bellbirds (4 species)

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★ Three-wattled Bellbird, ''Procnias tricarunculata''

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★ White Bellbird, ''Procnias alba''

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★ Bearded Bellbird, ''Procnias averano''

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★ Bare-throated Bellbird, ''Procnias nudicollis''

★ Genus ''Rupicola'' - cock-of-the-rocks (2 species)

External links

★ Cotinga videos on the Internet Bird Collection