Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss as its population is estimated to number between 250 and 999 mature individuals.[3]
Birds are around 20 cm long, and males are a bright blue with a black spotted back. The throat and belly are bright purple with a blue band across the chest. Females are a dull brown with some white mottling.[3] The primaries are modified to produce a slight whir during display.[4]
Distributionedit
The majority of the species is concentrated in the state of Bahia, with occasional records from the nearby state of Minas Gerais. It most likely once occurred in Rio de Janeiro and Espírito Santo, but has since been extirpated.
Ecology and behavioredit
It inhabits the canopy of the lowland Atlantic forest, and has a diet of seeds, berries, especially from Byrsonima sericea and ficuses,[3] fruit, caterpillars, and other insects. It shares its habitat with other endemic birds, such as the saffron toucanet and pin-tailed manakin.[4] The banded cotinga is not migratory and its nest is a simple cup.[3]
Conservationedit
The greatest threat to the banded cotinga's survival is deforestation. Continued habitat fragmentation has also complicated matters, sending populations into a sharp decline. Some protected areas, such as the RPPN Estação Veracel and Reserva Serra Bonita, are now thought to serve as bastions for this species.[3]
Referencesedit
^BirdLife International (2019). "Cotinga maculata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T22700886A155966376. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T22700886A155966376.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
banded, cotinga, banded, cotinga, cotinga, maculata, species, bird, family, cotingidae, endemic, southeastern, brazil, conservation, status, critically, endangered, iucn, cites, appendix, cites, scientific, classification, domain, eukaryota, kingdom, animalia,. The banded cotinga Cotinga maculata is a species of bird in the family Cotingidae It is endemic to southeastern Brazil Banded cotinga Conservation status Critically Endangered IUCN 3 1 1 CITES Appendix I CITES 2 Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Aves Order Passeriformes Family Cotingidae Genus Cotinga Species C maculata Binomial name Cotinga maculata Muller 1776 Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forests It is threatened by habitat loss as its population is estimated to number between 250 and 999 mature individuals 3 Contents 1 Description 2 Distribution 3 Ecology and behavior 4 Conservation 5 References 6 External linksDescription editBirds are around 20 cm long and males are a bright blue with a black spotted back The throat and belly are bright purple with a blue band across the chest Females are a dull brown with some white mottling 3 The primaries are modified to produce a slight whir during display 4 Distribution editThe majority of the species is concentrated in the state of Bahia with occasional records from the nearby state of Minas Gerais It most likely once occurred in Rio de Janeiro and Espirito Santo but has since been extirpated Ecology and behavior editIt inhabits the canopy of the lowland Atlantic forest and has a diet of seeds berries especially from Byrsonima sericea and ficuses 3 fruit caterpillars and other insects It shares its habitat with other endemic birds such as the saffron toucanet and pin tailed manakin 4 The banded cotinga is not migratory and its nest is a simple cup 3 Conservation editThe greatest threat to the banded cotinga s survival is deforestation Continued habitat fragmentation has also complicated matters sending populations into a sharp decline Some protected areas such as the RPPN Estacao Veracel and Reserva Serra Bonita are now thought to serve as bastions for this species 3 References edit BirdLife International 2019 Cotinga maculata IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019 e T22700886A155966376 doi 10 2305 IUCN UK 2019 3 RLTS T22700886A155966376 en Retrieved 12 November 2021 Appendices CITES cites org Retrieved 2022 01 14 a b c d e Banded Cotinga Cotinga maculata Birdlife Datazone Birdlife Retrieved 12 October 2020 a b Banded Cotinga ABCBirds American Bird Conservancy Retrieved 12 October 2020 External links editBirdLife Species Factsheet nbsp This Cotingidae related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Banded cotinga amp oldid 1122018086, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
