Black-and-gold Cotinga Lipaugus ater (aka Tijuca atra) Brazilian name: Saudade |
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Teresópolis, Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil November 2008 The Black-and-gold Cotinga is a
Brazilian endemic restricted to a small area of montane forest in the south-east of Brazil
in the state of Rio de Janeiro and immediately adjacent areas of Minas Gerais and São Paulo. See the
distribution map at xeno-canto. The male, seen here is all black except for the large yellow-golden patch on its wings and a bright orange bill. The iris is reddish-brown. |
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Photos 3 to 5 shows the bird stretching its wings. It looked like some sort of a
display but there was no sign of a female nearby. There is a page in Portuguese on Wikiaves. |
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