- Cotinga ridgwayi
Identification
17.5 cm. Bright turquoise-blue, deep violet chin, throat, upper breast and centre of belly. Mostly black wings and tail, broad blue edges to wing-coverts and margins to flight feathers. Some dark mottling on mantle. Female dusky above, spotted white on crown and hindneck. Buffy underparts, finely spotted black on throat and conspicuously on breast.
Distribution
Costa Rica and western Panama.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
Habitat
Moist forests and plantations from the lowlands into lower mountain regions.
Behaviour
The diet includes fruits, berries and insects.
A platform nest is built and the young are incubated and cared for by the female.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Turquoise Cotinga. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 December 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Turquoise_Cotinga
