Purple-breasted cotinga

The purple-breasted cotinga (Cotinga cotinga) is a species of bird in the family Cotingidae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forests.

Purple-breasted cotinga
Specimens of purple-breasted cotinga (center) and banded cotinga (right) at Museum Wiesbaden

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Cotingidae
Genus: Cotinga
Species:
C. cotinga
Binomial name
Cotinga cotinga
(Linnaeus, 1766)
Synonyms

Ampelis cotinga Linnaeus, 1766

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Cotinga cotinga". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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