White-tailed Cotinga
Xipholena lamellipennis
Astonishingly beautiful cotinga. Males are glossy black with white wings and tail. Females are gray with a lightly mottled breast and white edges to the flight feathers. Note the white eyes in both sexes. Occurs in humid forest, where it is usually detected perched high in the canopy or in fruiting trees at the forest edge. The call is a loud “purp.” The female is very difficult to separate from female Pompadour Cotinga, but ranges do not overlap.
Identification
The white tailed cotinga (Xipholena lamellipennis) is a Near Threatened species of bird in the family Cotingidae. It is endemic to Brazil.
Taxonomy
Genus: Xipholena; Family: Cotingidae; Order: Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Xipholena lamellipennis
- Authority
- (Lafresnaye, 1839)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Cotingidae
- Genus
- Xipholena
Range and habitat
- Migration
- Resident species
Behavior
Migration pattern: Resident species.
Conservation
Population trend: declining.
- Population trend
- declining
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Distribution
Bird Calls
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