Guianan red cotinga
The Guianan red cotinga (Phoenicircus carnifex) is a species of bird in the family Cotingidae, the cotingas. It is one of two species in the genus Phoenicircus.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Cotingidae |
| Genus: | Phoenicircus |
| Species: | P. carnifex |
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| Phoenicircus carnifex | |
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It is found in northeastern South America in the Guianas in Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana; also a small border region of adjacent eastern Venezuela. In Brazil the species is found in the lower Amazon Basin bordering the Guyanas at the Amazon River outlet, and only ranges upstream in the Brazilian states of Pará, and Amapá. It is found on Marajó Island and southwards into northeastern Pará.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
There is a minor intersecting of the Guianan red cotinga range with the only other species in Phoenicircus, the black-necked red cotinga.
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Phoenicircus carnifex". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
External links
- Guianan red cotinga videos on the Internet Bird Collection
- Stamps (for Suriname) with RangeMap
- Photo; Article planktonik.com
- Photo-High Res; Article www.mnh.si.edu—"Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield"
- Graphic-"Red Cotinga"; Article montereybay–Best Birds of the World
