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Chestnut-crested Cotinga

Ampelion rufaxilla

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernFruitForestCup nestMedium · 74 g
Chestnut-crested Cotinga (Ampelion rufaxilla), photo 1
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Chestnut-crested Cotinga (Ampelion rufaxilla), photo 2
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Chestnut-crested Cotinga (Ampelion rufaxilla), photo 3
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Chestnut-crested Cotinga (Ampelion rufaxilla), photo 4
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Chestnut-crested Cotinga (Ampelion rufaxilla), photo 5
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Chestnut-crested Cotinga (Ampelion rufaxilla), photo 6
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Chestnut-crested Cotinga (Ampelion rufaxilla), photo 7
Photo: Zac Peterson · CC BY 4.0
Chestnut-crested Cotinga (Ampelion rufaxilla), photo 8
Photo: Zac Peterson · CC BY 4.0
Chestnut-crested Cotinga (Ampelion rufaxilla), photo 9
Photo: Ryan F. Mandelbaum · CC BY 4.0
Chestnut-crested Cotinga (Ampelion rufaxilla), photo 10
Photo: Zac Peterson · CC BY 4.0

ID tip

The chestnut-crested cotinga is 18.5 to 23 cm (7.3 to 9.1 in) long and weighs 69 to 77 g (2.4 to 2.7 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies have a black crown with a long chestnut crest in the center. Their upperparts are olive gray with dusky streaks on the back. Their wings and tail are mostly black or blackish brown with chestnut lesser and median wing coverts. Their face, nape, and throat are chestnut. Their upper breast is gray and their lower breast and belly are yellow with black streaks except on the belly's center. Subspecies A. r.

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When to see the Chestnut-crested Cotinga

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 11 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is September, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Chestnut-crested Cotinga

Regular range

The map shades 4 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Peru Colombia Bolivia Ecuador

About the Chestnut-crested Cotinga

The chestnut-crested cotinga is a species of bird in the family Cotingidae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.

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Easily confused with

Red-crested Cotinga (Ampelion rubrocristatus) Red-crested CotingaAmpelion rubrocristatusThe red-crested cotinga is 20.5 to 22 cm (8.1 to 8.7 in) long and weighs 47 to 80 g (1.7 to 2.8 oz).

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