The cotingas (Cotingidae) are a clade of suboscines bird species of neotropical distribution in South America and Central America. The group contains more than 60 living species and is in the clade Tyrannides (along with Pipridae, Oxyruncidae, Onychorhynchidae, Tityridae, Pipritidae, Platyrinchidae, Tachurididae, Rhynchocyclidae, Tyrannidae, Melanopareiidae, Conopophagidae, Thamnophilidae, Grallariidae, Rhinocryptidae, Formicariidae, and Furnariidae). The International Ornithological Committee (IOC) recognizes these 66 species of cotingas distributed among 24 genera, nine of which have only one species.[1]

This list is presented according to the IOC taxonomic sequence and can also be sorted alphabetically by common name and binomial.

Common name Binomial name IOC sequence
Scaled fruiteater Ampelioides tschudii 1
Fiery-throated fruiteater Pipreola chlorolepidota 2
Scarlet-breasted fruiteater Pipreola frontalis 3
Handsome fruiteater Pipreola formosa 4
Red-banded fruiteater Pipreola whitelyi 5
Black-chested fruiteater Pipreola lubomirskii 6
Orange-breasted fruiteater Pipreola jucunda 7
Masked fruiteater Pipreola pulchra 8
Golden-breasted fruiteater Pipreola aureopectus 9
Barred fruiteater Pipreola arcuata 10
Band-tailed fruiteater Pipreola intermedia 11
Green-and-black fruiteater Pipreola riefferii 12
Grey-tailed piha Snowornis subalaris 13
Olivaceous piha Snowornis cryptolophus 14
Hooded berryeater Carpornis cucullata 15
Black-headed berryeater Carpornis melanocephala 16
Andean cock-of-the-rock Rupicola peruvianus 17
Guianan cock-of-the-rock Rupicola rupicola 18
Guianan red cotinga Phoenicircus carnifex 19
Black-necked red cotinga Phoenicircus nigricollis 20
White-cheeked cotinga Zaratornis stresemanni 21
Rufous-tailed plantcutter Phytotoma rara 22
Peruvian plantcutter Phytotoma raimondii 23
White-tipped plantcutter Phytotoma rutila 24
Swallow-tailed cotinga Phibalura flavirostris 25
Palkachupa cotinga Phibalura boliviana 26
Bay-vented cotinga Doliornis sclateri 27
Chestnut-bellied cotinga Doliornis remseni 28
Red-crested cotinga Ampelion rubrocristatus 29
Chestnut-crested cotinga Ampelion rufaxilla 30
Crimson fruitcrow Haematoderus militaris 31
Purple-throated fruitcrow Querula purpurata 32
Red-ruffed fruitcrow Pyroderus scutatus 33
Bare-necked umbrellabird Cephalopterus glabricollis 34
Long-wattled umbrellabird Cephalopterus penduliger 35
Amazonian umbrellabird Cephalopterus ornatus 36
Capuchinbird Perissocephalus tricolor 37
Rufous piha Lipaugus unirufus 38
Rose-collared piha Lipaugus streptophorus 39
Screaming piha Lipaugus vociferans 40
Cinnamon-vented piha Lipaugus lanioides 41
Black-and-gold cotinga Lipaugus ater 42
Grey-winged cotinga Lipaugus conditus 43
Chestnut-capped piha Lipaugus weberi 44
Dusky piha Lipaugus fuscocinereus 45
Scimitar-winged piha Lipaugus uropygialis 46
White bellbird Procnias albus 47
Three-wattled bellbird Procnias tricarunculatus 48
Bare-throated bellbird Procnias nudicollis 49
Bearded bellbird Procnias averano 50
Plum-throated cotinga Cotinga maynana 51
Spangled cotinga Cotinga cayana 52
Lovely cotinga Cotinga amabilis 53
Blue cotinga Cotinga nattererii 54
Turquoise cotinga Cotinga ridgwayi 55
Banded cotinga Cotinga maculata 56
Purple-breasted cotinga Cotinga cotinga 57
Purple-throated cotinga Porphyrolaema porphyrolaema 58
Black-faced cotinga Conioptilon mcilhennyi 59
Bare-necked fruitcrow Gymnoderus foetidus 60
Pompadour cotinga Xipholena punicea 61
White-tailed cotinga Xipholena lamellipennis 62
White-winged cotinga Xipholena atropurpurea 63
Black-tipped cotinga Carpodectes hopkei 64
Yellow-billed cotinga Carpodectes antoniae 65
Snowy cotinga Carpodectes nitidus 66

References edit

  1. ^ Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P. (January 2024). "Cotingas, manakins, tityras, becards". IOC World Bird List. v 14.1). Retrieved January 4, 2024.