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Black-and-gold Cotinga - BirdForum Opus

Photo by birdsrio
São José do Barreiro SP, Brazil, 2019
Lipaugus ater

Tijuca atra

Identification

26.5–27.5 cm (10½-11 in)

  • Slightly hooked bill
  • Short wings

Distribution

A rare and local endemic of the Atlantic Forest of south-eastern Brazil (Rio de Janeiro, southern Minas Gerais to extreme eastern São Paulo).

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Female
Photo by Andrew Whitehouse
Macae de Cima, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 2008

Habitat

High elevation Atlantic Forest, gardens

Behaviour

Its song is etherial and haunting.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. BF Member observations
  3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2015)

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