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Female
Photo by Jose Carlos
El Cope National Park, Panama.

Cephalopterus glabricollis

[edit] Identification

Total length 35-40 cm (13½-15½ in). Female with smaller crest than male and no red throat-wattle.

Virtually unmistakable. Briefly, the female could be confused with a female Purple-throated Fruitcrow.

[edit] Distribution

Western Panama to Costa Rica (Cordilleras de Guancaste, Tilarán and Talamanca).

Status: Uncommon to rare. It is estimated that less than 10000 remain. It is currently considered vulnerable by BirdLife International.

[edit] Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

[edit] Habitat

Humid forest of foothills and highlands. Also in lowlands during non-breeding season.

[edit] Behaviour

Feeds mainly on fruits using most of its time at low to medium height in the forest.

[edit] References

1. Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.

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