- Phoenicircus nigricollis
Identification
22 cm (8¾ in)
- Forward facing forehead feathers (partially concealing nostrils
- Bristly feathers round base of mandibles
Distribution
South America: found in south-eastern Colombia, south-western Venezuela, Ecuador, north-eastern Peru and west and central Amazonian Brazil.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Moist lowland forests, up to heights around 400m.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists almost entirely of fruit.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved April 2017)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-necked Red Cotinga. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 13 September 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-necked_Red_Cotinga
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
