Southern Prachtkotinga
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Southern Prachtkotinga ( Cotinga maculata ) |
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The Southern Prachtkotinga ( Cotinga maculata ), sometimes also referred to as Collar Kotinga, is a species of bird in the ornamental bird family .
description
The southern Prachtkotinga reaches a length of 20 centimeters. In the male, the upper side is dark cobalt blue and the back is slightly speckled with black. The throat and middle of the abdomen are light purple and contrast with a blue chest band. The rest of the underside and the under tail-coverts are blue. The wings and tail are black. The medium and small arm covers have wide blue hems. The female's plumage, which is dark brown on top, is speckled with white. The underside is white with tan speckles. The iris is dark and surrounded by an indistinct white eye ring. Legs and beak are black. The young birds have not yet been described.
distribution
The southern Prachtkotinga occurs in southeastern Bahia and in northern Espírito Santo . Before 1940 it was also found in Minas Gerais and in the 19th century in Rio de Janeiro in southeastern Brazil .
Way of life
The southern Prachtkotinga inhabits the canopy of primary, moist rainforests on the Atlantic and is often observed at the edges of clearings. Its diet consists of seeds, berries and fruits, but also of caterpillars and other insects. A breeding female was observed in October.
status
In the past, the feathers of the southern kotinga were used in the handicrafts of the Indians and nuns of Bahia. The demand for caged birds also endangers its existence. The main threat is the destruction of the Atlantic rainforest , so that its habitat is now highly fragmented. The main protected areas where it still occurs are Estação Vera Cruz and the Monte Pascoal National Park in Bahia, and the Sooretama Biological Reserve and Linhares Forest Reserve in Espírito Santo. The southern Prachtkotinga is listed in Appendix I of the CITES agreement .
annotation
- ↑ The name Halsbandkotinga is used for this species as well as for the turquoise blue Kotinga ( Cotinga cayana ) (see: Nature and Museum, Volume 127 Senckenbergische Naturforschende Gesellschaft, 1997: p. 428) The form Cotinga described in Brehms Thierleben in 1882 as Halsbandkotinga cincta is a synonym for Cotinga maculata (see: Carl Eduard Hellmayr: Catalog of birds of the Americas and the adjacent islands in Field Museum of Natural History (1929). pp. 104-105 online ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Handbook for the Birds of the World: Cotingas to Pipits and Wagtails. Vol 9.
- ↑ Grzimek's animal life. Vol. 9. Birds 3. P. 155.
- ^ Nigel Sitwell: Wildlife. Endangered animals and plants of the wild. Südwest Verlag, Munich. 1977. ISBN 3-517-00600-9
literature
- Robert S. Ridgely , Guy Tudor & William L. Brown: The Birds of South America. University of Texas Press, 1989, ISBN 0292707568 .
Web links
- Cotinga maculata in the endangered Red List species the IUCN 2008. Posted by: BirdLife International, 2008. Accessed January 7 of 2009.
- BirdLife factsheet