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| − | + | ==Identification== | |
| + | The Long-wattled Umbrellabird is a spectacular bird with a truly outlandish appearance. Males have highly evolved crests, wattles, plumage, displays, and song, and are nearly double the size of females. | ||
| + | 51 cm. Large, ornate, black cotinga. Male all black with overhanging crest and long wattle hanging from central chest. Female and immature similar, but wattle much reduced or absent. Voice Generally silent, but displaying males grunt. | ||
| + | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | It occurs on the Pacific slope of south-west Colombia (Chocó to Nariño) and west Ecuador (Esmeraldas and Imbabura to El Oro), and in Ecuador's coastal cordillera (Esmeraldas and Manabí). Its distribution in lowland Ecuador has contracted greatly. There are concentrations of records in the far north of the known range in Valle de Cauca, east Esmeraldas and adjacent parts of Imbabura and Nariño. It is otherwise rare and local, with a declining population. | ||
| + | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | This lekking species is found in humid forest from 140-1,800 m altitude. In some areas, it is believed to make seasonal altitudinal movements, although there are records throughout the year from lowland and foothill locations. | ||
| + | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | During the mating season, males congregate every morning in lek sites, where they display to females. In this unusual mating system, females visit the lek sites only to copulate, and take care of all other aspects of rearing young by themselves. Long-wattled Umbrellabirds eat fruit and are important dispersers of large seeds of primary forest trees. As such, they play a critical ecological role in the maintenance of primary forest and in the regeneration of disturbed habitat. | ||
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Revision as of 14:23, 21 June 2007
- Cephalopterus penduliger
Identification
The Long-wattled Umbrellabird is a spectacular bird with a truly outlandish appearance. Males have highly evolved crests, wattles, plumage, displays, and song, and are nearly double the size of females. 51 cm. Large, ornate, black cotinga. Male all black with overhanging crest and long wattle hanging from central chest. Female and immature similar, but wattle much reduced or absent. Voice Generally silent, but displaying males grunt.
Distribution
It occurs on the Pacific slope of south-west Colombia (Chocó to Nariño) and west Ecuador (Esmeraldas and Imbabura to El Oro), and in Ecuador's coastal cordillera (Esmeraldas and Manabí). Its distribution in lowland Ecuador has contracted greatly. There are concentrations of records in the far north of the known range in Valle de Cauca, east Esmeraldas and adjacent parts of Imbabura and Nariño. It is otherwise rare and local, with a declining population.
Taxonomy
Habitat
This lekking species is found in humid forest from 140-1,800 m altitude. In some areas, it is believed to make seasonal altitudinal movements, although there are records throughout the year from lowland and foothill locations.
Behaviour
During the mating season, males congregate every morning in lek sites, where they display to females. In this unusual mating system, females visit the lek sites only to copulate, and take care of all other aspects of rearing young by themselves. Long-wattled Umbrellabirds eat fruit and are important dispersers of large seeds of primary forest trees. As such, they play a critical ecological role in the maintenance of primary forest and in the regeneration of disturbed habitat.
