Lovely Cotinga - BirdForum Opus

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Photo by tomjenner
Pico Bonito National Park, Honduras, December 2004

Cotinga amabilis

Distribution

Central America: found in the Gulf lowlands of southern Mexico (Veracruz), Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua and through to south-eastern Costa Rica.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

Habitat

They may be seen flitting about in the higher treetops of the tropical lowland rainforest, from sea level to 1000 feet.

References

1. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
2. Avibase
3. BF Member observations

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Lovely Cotinga. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 20 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Lovely_Cotinga

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