Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Cotingas no image yet 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. Species list Family: Cotingidae 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 This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.