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- Cotinga cayana
Identification
Male
- Turquoise-blue
- Wine-red throat
Female
- Mid-greyish with black spotted mottling
- Scaly appearance
Distribution
South America: found from southern Venezuela and the Guianas to northern Bolivia and Amazonian Brazil.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Moist lowland and white sand forests.
Behaviour
Gallery
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Adult male (frame grab of video)
Photo by Peter R. Bono
Penas Blanca, Amazonas, Peru, September 2002
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2012. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2012. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- AvianWeb
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Spangled Cotinga. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 30 January 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Spangled_Cotinga
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