Black-and-gold Cotinga Lipaugus ater
(aka Tijuca atra)
Brazilian name:
Saudade
Black-and-gold Cotinga, Teresópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, November 2008 - click for larger image 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.

It is found at between 1,200 and 2,000 metres and is normally in or close to the canopy. It is more often heard than seen and its call is a far-reaching, high-pitched whistle.

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.

Black-and-gold Cotinga, Teresópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, November 2008 - click for larger image 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.
Black-and-gold Cotinga, Teresópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, November 2008 - click for larger image
Black-and-gold Cotinga, Teresópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, November 2008 - click for larger image
Black-and-gold Cotinga, Teresópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, November 2008 - click for larger image
Black-and-gold Cotinga, Pico de Caledonia, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, October 2022 - click for larger image
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