Xipholena is a genus of passerine birds in the family Cotingidae.

Xipholena
A male Pompadour cotinga
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Cotingidae
Genus: Xipholena
Gloger, 1841
Type species
Ampelis pompadora[1]
Linnaeus, 1766
Species

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It contains three species:[2]

Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Xipholena punicea Pompadour cotinga Amazon basin & Guianas
Xipholena lamellipennis White-tailed cotinga northern Brazil
Xipholena atropurpurea White-winged cotinga Atlantic Forest

References

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  1. ^ "Cotingidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
  2. ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2018). "Cotingas, manakins, tityras, becards". World Bird List Version 8.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 27 June 2018.