- Cephalopterus ornatus
Identification
Large, all-black cotinga with heavy bill, pale eye, and crest.
Distribution
South America: found from southern Venezuela to Guyana, northern Bolivia and Amazonian Brazil
Taxonomy
Monotypic[1]
Habitat
In Peru, uncommon in humid montane forest on east slope of Andes, 600-1650m.
Also locally in Amazonia, where apparently confined to floodplains of large rivers and forested river islands.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes berries and palm fruits and nuts.
Breeding
It builds a platform nest from loose twigs. 1 khaki with brownish spotting and stippling, egg is laid.
References
- 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.
- Answers.com
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Amazonian Umbrellabird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 4 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Amazonian_Umbrellabird