Tijuca (bird)

Tijuca
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Cotingidae
Genus:	Tijuca Férussac, 1829
Species
Tijuca atra (Black-and-gold Cotinga) Tijuca condita (Grey-winged Cotinga)

Tijuca is a genus of passerine birds in the cotinga family Cotingidae. It contains two species: the Black-and-gold Cotinga (Tijuca atra) and the Grey-winged Cotinga (Tijuca condita). They both have small ranges, occurring in montane forest in south-east Brazil. Their diet includes fruit.

They are fairly large cotingas, 24-26.5 centimetres long. The Grey-winged Cotinga and female Black-and-gold Cotinga are mainly olive, while the male Black-and-gold Cotinga is mostly black with a yellow wing-speculum. They have high-pitched, whistling calls.

References

• BirdLife International (2007) Species factsheet: Tijuca condita. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 15/8/2007.
• Snow, David W. & Goodwin, Derek (1974) "The Black-and-gold Cotinga", Auk (91) 360-369.
• Souza, Deodato (2002) All the Birds of Brazil: An Identification Guide, Dall.

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