Black-and-gold Cotinga vs Apolo Cotinga

Lipaugus ater compared with Phibalura boliviana

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Black-and-gold Cotinga Apolo Cotinga
Scientific Name Lipaugus ater Phibalura boliviana
Order Passeriformes Passeriformes
Family Cotingidae Cotingidae
Conservation Status Least Concern Endangered
Length — —
Wingspan 29.0 cm (11.4 in) 19.5 cm (7.7 in)
Weight 129.0 g (4.55 oz) 46.0 g (1.62 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size -- 2
Population Trend — —

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

Black-and-gold Cotinga only

None

Apolo Cotinga only

None

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Black-and-gold Cotinga

Endangered

Apolo Cotinga

About These Birds

Black-and-gold Cotinga

The Black-and-gold Cotinga is a rare cotinga of the cloud forests of the Colombian and Ecuadorian Andes. Males are strikingly patterned in glossy black and gold. Like other cotingids, it feeds on fruit in the forest canopy and males display at traditional leks.

Apolo Cotinga

The Apolo Cotinga is an endangered passerine from Bolivia's Apolo region, weighing about 46 grams with a wingspan near 19 cm. It inhabits humid montane forests in a very restricted area of the Bolivian Andes. This rare cotinga remains poorly known due to its remote habitat and small population size.

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