#banded cotinga

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These are birds with less than 1000 views on eBird- well, those leftover who didn't quite make it into the main bracket. They're truly hipster birds, I'm surprised anyone submitted them.

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Banded Cotinga

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Day 10: Banded Cotinga

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[541/10,977] Banded Cotinga - Cotinga maculata

Order: Passeriformes Suborder: Tyranni Family: Cotingidae (cotingas)

Photo credit: Alexander Chapman via Macaulay Library

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bird of the day: banded cotinga

the banded cotinga is a passerine bird native to a very small section of brazil.

male and female banded cotingas are easy to differentiate. males are vibrant blue with reddish-purple ‘bands’, and females are brown.

the banded cotinga mainly feeds off of fruit, berries, and insects. they live and forage in the rainforest canopy.

little is known about the banded cotinga, but it is clear their population is declining. not only do they live in a very small range, their total population size is estimated to only be around 1000 birds. the banded cotinga is classified as endangered by the iucn.

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Crejoá | Artist: Chico Martins

Watercolor on paper.

Commonly known in English as Banded Cotinga, the Crejoá, Cotinga maculata (Passeriformes - Cotingidae), is an Endangered species endemic to south-east Brazil. The male Banded Cotinga is a stunning cobalt-blue with a dark, yet brilliant, purple belly and throat.

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November 25, 2014 - Banded Cotinga (Cotinga maculata)

These birds are found only in a small and fragmented area along the southeastern coast of Brazil. They mostly eat fruit and occasionally seeds and insects. A sexually dimorphic species, females are dark brown. They are Endangered due to deforestation, as well as hunting for their feathers and the cage-bird trade. Their population is estimated at under 1,000 birds.

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Bird of the Week, February 22, 2013, Banded Cotinga

The male Banded Cotinga is a strikingly beautiful bird, with bright blue plumage set off by a vivid purple throat and belly divided by a blue breast-band, set off by black mottling on the back with black wings and tail. The more low-key female is mottled dusky brown and white. Males also have specially modified primaries (the biggest flight feathers) that produce a whirring sound as the bird displays.

These are treetop birds that live high in the forest canopy, where they feed on mainly on fruit, sometimes supplemented by seeds and insects.

The biggest threat to the Banded Cotinga is habitat loss; extensive, continuing deforestation within its range has restricted populations to a few protected areas, including the Stresemann’s Bristlefront Reserve, managed by ABC’s partner Fundação Biodiversitas. These birds have been collected for their feathers by local indigenous people, and capture for the cage-bird trade has also posed a threat.

Recommended conservation measures that will benefit this lovely species include surveying areas of suitable habitat within its range to locate further populations, continuing protection of known territories, and reforesting adjacent areas with native trees. ABC continues to work with Biodiversitas to protect this beautiful bird and its Atlantic Forest habitat.

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Banded Cotinga

These birds inhabit parts of South America, most notable Brazil. They are extremely sexual dimorphic, with the females a grayish brown tone, and the males brightly colored blue and purple. There are believed to be less than 1,000 individuals remaining in the wild, and declining, making them endangered.

Ugh, these next few days are gonna be tough. Finals are kicking in. = (