Black-tipped Cotinga

Carpodectes hopkei

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernFruitForestMedium · 102 g

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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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When to see the Black-tipped Cotinga

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is January, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Black-tipped Cotinga

Regular range

The map shades 3 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

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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