Piha chillona

Lipaugus vociferans

Uno de los sonidos más característicos de las tierras bajas amazónicas. Esta cotinga gris y apagada se escucha comúnmente pero se ve con poca frecuencia en todo su rango. Se posa discretamente en el estrato medio pero es delatada por su canto, una serie introductoria de ululaciones suaves seguida de un “SQUEE, SQUEE-AH” ensordecedor. Similar al Plaidero Grisáceo, pero es más grande y de un gris más claro, con un pico más grande y ancho.

Identificación

The screaming piha grows to a length of about 25 cm (10 in). Both sexes have dull grey plumage (wings and tail often somewhat duskier) and the underparts are paler grey. Juveniles are grey tinged with brown or rust.

Taxonomía

Nombre científico
Lipaugus vociferans
Autoridad
(Wied-Neuwied, M, 1820)
Orden
Passeriformes
Familia
Cotíngidos
Género
Lipaugus

Distribución y hábitat

The screaming piha is a common bird in the middle and lower parts of the canopy at altitudes below about 500 m (1,600 ft), or up to 1,000 m (3,300 ft) in Venezuela and the Andean foothills.

Migración
Resident species

Comportamiento

The screaming piha is an elusive bird despite its distinctive voice, remaining still for long periods and blending in with tree branches. It is usually solitary, but may sometimes join a mixed species foraging group. <p>Screaming pihas feed mainly on fruits, but also consumes insects, sometimes flying out from its perch to pluck a fruit or catch an insect in the air with a trogon-like hover.<p>The call of the screaming piha is extraordinarily loud, reaching 116 dB, second only to that of the white bellbird. In the breeding season, up to ten males may gather in loose leks, where they sing to attract females. The sound is frequently used in movies as a sound typical of the Amazon rainforest.

Conservación

The screaming piha is adapting well to human settlement areas like gardens and parks, and is considered to be of least concern by BirdLife International.

Tendencia poblacional
declining

Fotos

Distribución

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