Pompadour cotinga
| Pompadour cotinga | |
|---|---|
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| Male at Miami MetroZoo, Florida, USA | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Cotingidae |
| Genus: | Xipholena |
| Species: | X. punicea |
| Binomial name | |
| Xipholena punicea (Pallas, 1764) | |
The pompadour cotinga (Xipholena punicea) is a species of bird in the family Cotingidae, the cotingas. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Xipholena punicea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
Further reading
- Snow, D.W. (1971). "Display of the Pompadour Cotinga Xipholena punicea." Ibis 113(1):102-104
External links
- Pompadour Cotinga videos on the Internet Bird Collection
- Stamps (for Colombia, Guyana) with RangeMap
- Stamp (Paraguayan bird stamps-(by Genus-species)); Article
- Photo-High Res
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