Black-faced cotinga

The black-faced cotinga (Conioptilon mcilhennyi) is a species of bird in the family Cotingidae. It is the only member of the genus Conioptilon.

Black-faced cotinga
at Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Cotingidae
Genus: Conioptilon
Lowery & O'Neill, 1966
Species:
C. mcilhennyi
Binomial name
Conioptilon mcilhennyi
Lowery & O'Neill, 1966

It is mainly found in the Amazon Basin of eastern Peru as well as in adjacent border areas of western Brazil and northwestern Bolivia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

Geographic distribution

They are found in the Madre de Dios and Balta in South Ucayali, the Caimisea river, Cuzco, and the Tejo and Juruá Rivers in western Brazil.[2]

References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Conioptilon mcilhennyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22700913A93804113. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22700913A93804113.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. "Black-faced Cotinga (Conioptilon mcilhennyi) – BirdLife species factsheet". birdlife.org. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.


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