Bird Guide

Black-tipped Cotinga

Carpodectes hopkei

Least ConcernFruitForestMedium · 102 g

About the Black-tipped Cotinga

The black-tipped cotinga is a species of bird in the family Cotingidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Panama.

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The black-tipped cotinga is 22 to 25 cm (8.7 to 9.8 in) long. The species is sexually dimorphic. Adult males are almost entirely white. They have a very faint gray tinge on their crown, back, and tail and small blackish spots on the tips of the outer primaries and innermost pair of tail feathers. Their flight feathers are wide and have rounded tips. Adult females have a dark grayish head and upperparts and a blackish tail. Their wings are mostly blackish with white edges on the coverts and inner flight feathers. Their breast is pale gray that fades to white towards the vent. Voice: As of October 2025 xeno-canto had only two recordings of black-tipped cotinga calls; the Cornell Lab's Macaulay Library had one of them but no others. No song is known for the species.

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Where the Black-tipped Cotinga lives

Regular range

When to see the Black-tipped Cotinga

Peak activity in January · a resident species across most of its range

Easily confused with

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