About the Bay-vented Cotinga
The bay-vented cotinga is a species of bird in the family Cotingidae. It is endemic to Peru.
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The bay-vented cotinga is 20 to 21.5 cm (7.9 to 8.5 in) long and weighs 53 to 69 g (1.9 to 2.4 oz). The sexes have similar plumage. Adult males have a glossy black crown with a partially hidden reddish chestnut crest in the middle. Their upper back is dark grayish that becomes browner on the rump and tail. Their wings are grayish brown. Their face and throat are a paler gray than their upperparts. Their breast and belly are brown; in unworn plumage their breast has buff bars. Their undertail coverts are rufous chestnut. Voice: The bay-vented cotinga's most common vocalization, which may be either a call or song, is "a mewing, rising rhee or rhee-ah" that is rather loud and scratchy.
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Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in August · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
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