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==Description== |
==Description== |
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The lovely cotinga has an adult length of about {{convert|7.5|in|cm|0|abbr=on}}. The male is a brilliant blue |
The lovely cotinga has an adult length of about {{convert|7.5|in|cm|0|abbr=on}}. The male is a brilliant blue and closely resembles the [[blue cotinga]] (''Cotinga nattererii''). It lacks the black eye-ring of that species, and has a more purple bib and a much larger patch of purple on the breast. The upper tail-coverts are blue and are so long that it is difficult to see the black tail feathers. The female also resembles the blue cotinga female, but its pale underparts are spotted rather than scaled.<ref name=Ridgely1989>{{cite book|author1= Ridgely, Robert S.|author2= Gwynne, John A.|title=A Guide to the Birds of Panama: With Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Honduras |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=H9INVOMUgOAC&pg=PA321 |year=1989 |publisher=Princeton University Press |isbn=0-691-02512-6 |page=321}}</ref> |
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==Distribution and habitat== |
==Distribution and habitat== |
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The lovely cotinga is found in |
The lovely cotinga is found in Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama and Belize. It is a denizen of humid forests and woodland edges, feeding on fruit high in the canopy.<ref name=IUCN/> |
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==Status== |
==Status== |
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| Species: | C. amabilis
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| Cotinga amabilis Gould, 1857
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The lovely cotinga (Cotinga amabilis) is a species of bird in the Cotingidae family. It is found in Central America from southern Mexico through Guatemala, Belize, Honduras and Nicaragua to Costa Rica with reports from western Panama. Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest. In reference to population size and range, this species is not yet considered vulnerable.[2]
Description
The lovely cotinga has an adult length of about 7.5 in (19 cm). The male is a brilliant blue and closely resembles the blue cotinga (Cotinga nattererii). It lacks the black eye-ring of that species, and has a more purple bib and a much larger patch of purple on the breast. The upper tail-coverts are blue and are so long that it is difficult to see the black tail feathers. The female also resembles the blue cotinga female, but its pale underparts are spotted rather than scaled.[3]
Distribution and habitat
The lovely cotinga is found in Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama and Belize. It is a denizen of humid forests and woodland edges, feeding on fruit high in the canopy.[1]
Status
The lovely cotinga has a very wide range but is a somewhat uncommon species. Partners in Flight has estimated that the total population is in the range of 20,000 to 49,999 mature individuals. Despite the fact that the population trend appears to be downwards, the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated the bird as being of "least concern" because it is not believed to be declining sufficiently rapidly to warrant placing it in a more threatened category.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Template:IUCN
- ^ Cotinga amibalis Birdlife International
- ^ Ridgely, Robert S.; Gwynne, John A. (1989). A Guide to the Birds of Panama: With Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Honduras. Princeton University Press. p. 321. ISBN 0-691-02512-6.
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