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ForestMedium · 72 g
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Overall the chestnut-capped piha is a dark grey bird with a notable chestnut crown on the upper nape and pale cinnamon-colored undertail coverts. The upperparts and wing coverts are a dark grey with paler fringes to most of the feathers. The flight feathers are a dark brownish grey with cinnamon-colored fringes on the secondaries and tertials. As the bird's feathers wear, the pale fringes tend to darken, leaving the bird even more uniform grey in coloration. The underwing is a pale silvery grey. The underparts are a paler shade of grey than the upperparts, particularly on the throat. Voice: Like most pihas, the chestnut-capped piha is extremely and conspicuously vocal. Its call is a loud, piercing sreeck which rises in pitch before abruptly descending. These calls are given repetitively in a series at one-second intervals, although when agitated they can be given every third of a second, and can be heard over 100 m (330 ft) away.
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When to see the Chestnut-capped Piha
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is February, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Chestnut-capped Piha
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About the Chestnut-capped Piha
The chestnut-capped piha is a species of bird in the family Cotingidae. It is endemic to a small portion of Colombia's central Andes in the department of Antioquia. The chestnut-capped piha resides only in a narrow band of humid premontane cloud forest. It is a dark grey passerine with a notable chestnut crown on the upper nape and pale cinnamon-colored undertail coverts. Adults are small for pihas, measuring about 20 to 25 cm long. Males have modified primary feathers with elongated and stiff barbules that enable them to create a whirring noise with their wings, which the piha likely uses for display purposes. Its call is extremely loud and can be heard over 100 m (330 ft) away.
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Easily confused with
Grey-winged CotingaLipaugus conditusThe grey-winged cotinga is about 24 cm (9.4 in) long.
Rose-collared PihaLipaugus streptophorusThe rose-collared piha is 20 to 22 cm (7.9 to 8.7 in) long.
Scimitar-winged PihaLipaugus uropygialisThe scimitar-winged piha is 30 cm (12 in) long; one male weighed 116 g (4.1 oz) and one female 135 g (4.8 oz).
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