Cotinga

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Cotingas

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Cotingidae

Genera

Many, see text.

The cotingas are a large family of passerine bird species found in tropical South America.

They are birds of forests or forest edges, which mostly eat fruit or insects and fruit. Comparatively little is known about this diverse group, although all have broad bills with hooked tips, rounded wings, and strong legs.

The males of many species, such as the cock-of-the-rocks, are brightly coloured, or decorated with plumes or wattles, like the umbrellabirds, with their umbrella-like crest and long throat wattles. Some, like the bellbirds, have distinctive and far-carrying calls. The females of most species are duller than the males.

The cock-of-the-rocks are more terrestrial than other species, and have an elaborate group mating display.

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Genus Oxyruncus
- Sharpbill, Oxyruncus cristatus
Genus Phytotoma, the plantcutters
- Peruvian Plantcutter, Phytotoma raimondii
- White-tipped Plantcutter, Phytotoma rutila
- Rufous-tailed Plantcutter, Phytotoma rara
Genus Phoenicircus
- Black-necked Red Cotinga, Phoenicircus nigricollis
- Guianan Red Cotinga, Phoenicircus carnifex
Genus Laniisoma
- Shrike-like Cotinga, Laniisoma elegans
Genus Laniocera, the mourners
- Speckled Mourner, Laniocera rufescens
- Cinereous Mourner, Laniocera hypopyrra
Genus Phibalura
- Swallow-tailed Cotinga, Phibalura flavirostris
Genus Tijuca
- Black-and-gold Cotinga, Tijuca atra
- Gray-winged Cotinga, Tijuca condita
Genus Carpornis, the berryeaters
- Hooded Berryeater, Carpornis cucullatus
- Black-headed Berryeater, Carpornis melanocephalus
Genus Ampelion
- Red-crested Cotinga, Ampelion rubrocristata
- Chestnut-crested Cotinga, Ampelion rufaxilla
Genus Doliornis
- Chestnut-bellied Cotinga, Doliornis remseni
- Bay-vented Cotinga, Doliornis sclateri
Genus Zaratornis
- White-cheeked Cotinga, Zaratornis stresemanni
Genus Pipreola, the fruiteaters
- Green-and-black Fruiteater, Pipreola riefferii
- Band-tailed Fruiteater, Pipreola intermedia
- Barred Fruiteater, Pipreola arcuata
- Golden-breasted Fruiteater, Pipreola aureopectus
- Orange-breasted Fruiteater, Pipreola jucunda
- Black-chested Fruiteater, Pipreola lubomirskii
- Masked Fruiteater, Pipreola pulchra
- Fiery-throated Fruiteater, Pipreola chlorolepidota
- Scarlet-breasted Fruiteater, Pipreola frontalis
- Handsome Fruiteater, Pipreola formosa
- Red-banded Fruiteater, Pipreola whitelyi
Genus Ampelioides
- Scaled Fruiteater, Ampelioides tschudii
Genus Iodopleura, the purpletufts
- Buff-throated Purpletuft, Iodopleura pipra
- White-browed Purpletuft, Iodopleura isabellae
- Dusky Purpletuft, Iodopleura fusca
Genus Calyptura
- Kinglet Calyptura, Calyptura cristata
Genus Lipaugus, the pihas
- Gray-tailed Piha, Lipaugus subalaris
- Olivaceous Piha, Lipaugus cryptolophus
- Dusky Piha, Lipaugus fuscocinereus
- Scimitar-winged Piha, Lipaugus uropygialis
- Screaming Piha, Lipaugus vociferans
- Rufous Piha, Lipaugus unirufus
- Cinnamon-vented Piha, Lipaugus lanioides
- Rose-collared Piha, Lipaugus streptophorus
Genus Porphyrolaema
- Purple-throated Cotinga, Porphyrolaema porphyrolaema
Genus Cotinga
- Lovely Cotinga, Cotinga amabilis
- Turquoise Cotinga, Cotinga ridgwayi
- Blue Cotinga, Cotinga nattererii
- Plum-throated Cotinga, Cotinga maynana
- Purple-breasted Cotinga, Cotinga cotinga
- Banded Cotinga, Cotinga maculata
- Spangled Cotinga, Cotinga cayana
Genus Xipholena
- Pompadour Cotinga, Xipholena punicea
- White-tailed Cotinga, Xipholena lamellipennis
- White-winged Cotinga, Xipholena atropurpurea
Genus Carpodectes
- Black-tipped Cotinga, Carpodectes hopkei
- Yellow-billed Cotinga, Carpodectes antoniae
- Snowy Cotinga, Carpodectes nitidus
Genus Conioptilon
- Black-faced Cotinga, Conioptilon mcilhennyi
Genus Gymnoderus
- Bare-necked Fruitcrow, Gymnoderus foetidus
Genus Haematoderus
- Crimson Fruitcrow, Haematoderus militaris
Genus Querula
- Purple-throated Fruitcrow, Querula purpurata
Genus Pyroderus
- Red-ruffed Fruitcrow, Pyroderus scutatus
Genus Cephalopterus, the umbrellabirds
- Long-wattled Umbrellabird, Cephalopterus penduliger
- Amazonian Umbrellabird, Cephalopterus ornatus
- Bare-necked Umbrellabird, Cephalopterus glabricollis
Genus Perissocephalus
- Capuchinbird, Perissocephalus tricolor
Genus Procnias, the bellbirds
- Three-wattled Bellbird, Procnias tricarunculata
- White Bellbird, Procnias alba
- Bearded Bellbird, Procnias averano
- Bare-throated Bellbird, Procnias nudicollis
Genus Rupicola, the cock-of-the-rocks
- Guianan Cock-of-the-rock, Rupicola rupicola
- Andean Cock-of-the-rock, Rupicola peruviana