- Xipholena lamellipennis
Identification
19 - 20cm. A distinctive cotinga.
Male
- Shining purplish-black head and body
- White tail and most of wings
- Pale yellow eye
- Dark brownish-horn bill
- Brownish-black legs
Female
- Ash-grey above
- Blacker on wings but with white feather edges
- Paler grey and slightly mottled below
Immatures resemble females. Full adult plumage obviously aquired after two or three wing moults.
Distribution
Found in lower Amazonian Brazil south of the Amazon river.
Poorly known, apparently nowhere common.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
Forms a superspecies with Pompadour Cotinga and White-winged Cotinga.
Habitat
Canopy of moist lowland forests.
Occurs up to 400m.
Behaviour
Diet unknown, feeds probably mainly on fruits.
Apparently no fixed breeding season. Males are performing a display-flight from a treetop perch. One described nest was 5m above the ground in a rubber tree and contained one egg.
No movements known.
References
- Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliot, and D Christie, eds. 2004. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 9: Cotingas to Pipits and Wagtails. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8487334696
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2021) White-tailed Cotinga. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 13 May 2021 from https://www.birdforum.net/wiki/White-tailed_Cotinga
