- Spangled Cotinga
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Spangled Cotinga Male at Burgers' Zoo, Netherlands Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Cotingidae Genus: Cotinga Species: C. cayana Binomial name Cotinga cayana
(Linnaeus, 1766)The Spangled Cotinga (Cotinga cayana) is a species of bird in the Cotingidae family, the cotingas. It is found in the canopy of the Amazon Rainforest in South America.
The species is sexually dimorphic with the male being a bright turquoise-blue with a large deep wine-red throat and black to the wings, tail and back. The female is overall dull brownish-gray with darker wings and faint mottling below. As other members of the genus Cotinga, this species is frugivorous, but it has also been recorded feeding on insects.
References
- BirdLife International 2004. Cotinga cayana. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 25 July 2007.
External links
- Stamps (for Suriname) with RangeMap
- Spangled Cotinga photo gallery VIREO
- Photo-High Res-(male)—(Shows wine-red throat); Article tekipaki.jp
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