Birds of Chile - Cotingas

Cotingas

Order: Passeriformes. Family: Cotingidae

The cotingas are birds of forests or forest edges of tropical South America. Comparatively little is known about this diverse group, although all have broad bills with hooked tips, rounded wings, and strong legs. The males of many of the species are brightly coloured, or decorated with plumes or wattles. There is 1 species which occurs in Chile

  • Rufous-tailed Plantcutter Phytotoma rara

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