Alternative name: Scimitar-winged Cotinga
- Lipaugus uropygialis
Identification
30 cm.
- Grey upperparts
- Paler grey underparts
- Rufous-chestnut rump, lower flanks and undertail-coverts
- Strongly recurved and attenuated primaries
- Dark red brown eye
- Blackish bill, dark horn below
Females are similar to males but with less modified primaries. Juvenile undescribed.
Distribution
Found on the eastern slopes of the Andes in Bolivia and extreme southeastern Peru.
A little known and seldom seen restricted-range species.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
Has been placed in a monotypic genus (Chirocylla) before.
Habitat
Moist montanes.
Occurs at 1800-2750 m.
Behaviour
Diet
Feeds on berries and fruits. Takes probably also insects.
Forages sometimes in mixed-species flocks.
Breeding
No information on breeding.
Movements
No movements recorded.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Scimitar-winged Piha. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 1 September 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Scimitar-winged_Piha
