- Black-and-gold Cotinga
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Black-and-gold Cotinga Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Cotingidae Genus: Tijuca Species: T. atra Binomial name Tijuca atra
Férussac, 1829The Black-and-gold Cotinga (Tijuca atra) is a species of bird in the Cotingidae family. It is endemic to humid Atlantic Forest in the highlands of the Serra do Mar in south-eastern Brazil. It is threatened by habitat loss, but remains common within several national parks, e.g. Serra dos Órgãos and Itatiaia. Males are highly vocal, and their loud, piercing whistle is frequently heard. It is strongly sexually dimorphic. Except for a bright yellow wing-speculum, males are superficially similar to the male Common Blackbird, while the far less conspicuous females are overall olive. The female resemble both sexes of the only other member of the genus, the Grey-winged Cotinga, but is larger, has a thicker bill, and yellowish-olive (not grey) remiges.
References
- BirdLife International 2004. Tijuca atra. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 27 July 2007.
Further reading
- Snow, D.W. & Goodwin, D. (1974). "The Black-and-gold Cotinga." The Auk 91(2)
External links
- Black-and-gold Cotinga on the Internet Bird Collection
- Photo; Article tropicalbirding
- Black-and-gold Cotinga photo gallery VIREO
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