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The purple-breasted cotinga is 18 to 20.5 cm (7.1 to 8.1 in) long; three individuals weighed 50 to 55 g (1.8 to 1.9 oz). The sexes are dramatically dimorphic. Adult males have mostly deep cobalt blue upperparts with some black speckles on the crown and mantle. Their wings are black with very thin blue edges on the feathers; most edges are not visible. Their tail is black. Their throat, breast, and belly are deep purple and the rest of their underparts blue. Adult females are slightly larger than males.
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When to see the Purple-breasted Cotinga
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 11 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is February, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Purple-breasted Cotinga
The map shades 6 countries with regular records, and 1 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
Recorded as a rare visitor in Peru.
About the Purple-breasted Cotinga
The purple-breasted cotinga is a species of bird in the family Cotingidae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.
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Easily confused with
Banded CotingaCotinga maculataBirds are around 20 cm long, and males are a bright blue with a black spotted back.
Lovely CotingaCotinga amabilisThe lovely cotinga is 18 to 20 cm (7.1 to 7.9 in) long and weighs 66 to 75 g (2.3 to 2.6 oz).
Turquoise CotingaCotinga ridgwayiThe turquoise cotinga is 17 to 18.5 cm (6.7 to 7.3 in) long and weighs about 51 to 66 g (1.8 to 2.3 oz).
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