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 | |
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| at Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil | |
Scientific 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 | |
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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
- 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.
- "Black-faced Cotinga (Conioptilon mcilhennyi) – BirdLife species factsheet". birdlife.org. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
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