How do you identify a Turquoise Cotinga?

The 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). Full identification notes are on this page.

How big is a Turquoise Cotinga?

The Turquoise Cotinga is a small sized bird weighing about 57 g.

Where can you see a Turquoise Cotinga?

The Turquoise Cotinga occurs in 2 countries, including Costa Rica and Panama.

What birds look similar to a Turquoise Cotinga?

The Turquoise Cotinga is most easily confused with the Lovely Cotinga, the Plum-throated Cotinga and the Blue Cotinga.

Is the Turquoise Cotinga endangered?

The Turquoise Cotinga is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.

Turquoise Cotinga

Cotinga ridgwayi

Cotingas · Passeriformes · Rare

The Turquoise Cotinga (Cotinga ridgwayi) is a rare cotinga found in 2 countries, weighing about 57 g. The turquoise cotinga or Ridgway's cotinga is a Vulnerable species of bird in the family Cotingidae.

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Turquoise Cotinga (Cotinga ridgwayi), photo 1 — Photo: chrisdt · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Turquoise Cotinga (Cotinga ridgwayi), photo 2 — Photo: Anthony Mora Aguilar · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Turquoise Cotinga (Cotinga ridgwayi), photo 3 — Photo: Anthony Mora Aguilar · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Turquoise Cotinga (Cotinga ridgwayi), photo 4 — Photo: Anthony Mora Aguilar · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Turquoise Cotinga (Cotinga ridgwayi), photo 5 — Photo: Richard Littauer · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Turquoise Cotinga (Cotinga ridgwayi), photo 6 — Photo: Richard Littauer · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Turquoise Cotinga (Cotinga ridgwayi), photo 7 — Photo: Richard Littauer · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Turquoise Cotinga (Cotinga ridgwayi), photo 8 — Photo: Anthony Mora Aguilar · CC BY 4.0

Turquoise Cotinga (Cotinga ridgwayi), photo 9 — Photo: Anthony Mora Aguilar · CC BY 4.0

Turquoise Cotinga (Cotinga ridgwayi), photo 10 — Photo: (c) Anthony Mora Aguilar, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Turquoise Cotinga

The turquoise cotinga or Ridgway's cotinga is a Vulnerable species of bird in the family Cotingidae. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama.

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How to identify it

The 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). The sexes are dramatically dimorphic. Adult males have deep turquoise-blue upperparts. Their wings are black with thin to moderately wide blue edges on most feathers. Their tail is black; their turquoise-blue uppertail coverts are long and cover much of the tail. Their chin and throat and separately their breast and upper belly are purple. Adult females are larger than males. They have mostly dark brown upperparts with buffish white feather tips that produce a scalloped appearance.

Where it lives

Costa Rica Panama

When to see it

Best months: January, February, March, April, July, August, October, November, December, with peak activity in March. It is a variable species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

How do you identify a Turquoise Cotinga?: The 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). Full identification notes are on this page.
How big is a Turquoise Cotinga?: The Turquoise Cotinga is a small sized bird weighing about 57 g.
Where can you see a Turquoise Cotinga?: The Turquoise Cotinga occurs in 2 countries, including Costa Rica and Panama.
What birds look similar to a Turquoise Cotinga?: The Turquoise Cotinga is most easily confused with the Lovely Cotinga, the Plum-throated Cotinga and the Blue Cotinga.
Is the Turquoise Cotinga endangered?: The Turquoise Cotinga is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.

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