Tijuca (bird)
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Tijuca atra (Black-and-gold 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 greenish-brown while the male Black-and-gold Cotinga is mostly black with a yellow wing-patch. They have whistling calls.
[edit] 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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