About the Cinnamon-vented Piha
The cinnamon-vented piha is a species of bird in the family Cotingidae, the cotingas. It is endemic to Brazil.
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The cinnamon-vented piha is 25 to 28 cm (9.8 to 11 in) long and weighs 85 to 110 g (3.0 to 3.9 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a mostly gray head and upperparts with a brownish wash and a slightly scaly crown. Their wings and tail are also gray with a darker brownish wash than on the upperparts. Their underparts are mostly pale grayish brown with thin whitish streaks and cinnamon-buff undertail coverts. They have a dark brown iris, a dark brown or blackish bill with a paler base to the mandible, and gray legs and feet. Voice: The cinnamon-vented piha's song is a "low, calm, nasal, staccato tu-téhtjuh or tutu-téhtjutju" whose middle note is higher than the others.
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Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in October · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Black-and-gold CotingaLipaugus aterThe black-and-gold cotinga is 25 to 28 cm (9.8 to 11 in) long.
Dusky PihaLipaugus fuscocinereusThe dusky piha is the largest member and has the longest tail of genus Lipaugus.
Chestnut-capped PihaLipaugus weberiOverall the chestnut-capped piha is a dark grey bird with a notable chestnut crown on the upper nape and pale cinnamon-colored undertail coverts.
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