Tijuca (bird)
| Tijuca | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Cotingidae |
| Genus: | Tijuca Férussac, 1829 |
| Species | |
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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:
- Black-and-gold cotinga (Tijuca atra)
- 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 olive, while the male black-and-gold cotinga is mostly black with a yellow wing-speculum. They have high-pitched, whistling calls.
Further reading
- 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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