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 | |
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| Specimens of purple-breasted cotinga (center) and banded cotinga (right) at Museum Wiesbaden | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Cotingidae |
| Genus: | Cotinga |
| Species: | C. cotinga |
| Binomial name | |
| Cotinga cotinga (Linnaeus, 1766) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Ampelis cotinga Linnaeus, 1766 | |
References
- 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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