Cotingidae - Cotingas, Bellbirds, Becards, Cock-of-the-rocks

There are around 96 species of birds in this family. They are found in tropical and subtropical forests or forest edges in Central and South America.

Some species, like the Andean cock-of-the rock, are brightly colored and have crests. Other species, like the long-wattled umbrella bird, have wattles on their chests. The male long-wattled umbrella bird's wattle extends past his feet!

The birds in this family range in size from the 3 inch Kinglet Calyptura to the 20 inch Amazonian umbrella bird. They eat fruits, berries, and insects.

Cotingidae Photo Gallery

World Status Key
Least Concern Near Threatened Vulnerable Endangered Critically Endangered Extinct in the Wild Extinct
Status and range is taken from ICUN Redlist. If no status is listed, there is not enough data to establish status.

US Status Key
Threatened in US Threatened in NH Endangered in US Endangered in NH Breeds in NH Introduced
Status taken from US Fish and Wildlife and NH Fish and Game

New Hampshire Species		North/Central American Species
None		Cinnamon Becard - Pachyramphus cinnamomeus One-colored Becard - Pachyramphus homochrous Grey-collared Becard - Pachyramphus major Jamaican Becard - Pachyramphus niger White-winged Becard - Pachyramphus polychopterus Cinereous Becard - Pachyramphus rufus Barred Becard - Pachyramphus versicolor White Bellbird - Procnias albus Bearded Bellbird - Procnias averano Three-wattled Bellbird - Procnias tricarunculatus Purple-throated Fruitcrow - Querula purpurata Thrush-like Schiffornis - Schiffornis turdina Black-tailed Tityra - Tityra cayana Black-crowned Tityra - Tityra inquisitor Masked Tityra - Tityra semifasciata
North/Central American Species
Yellow-billed Cotinga - Carpodectes antoniae Black-tipped Cotinga - Carpodectes hopkei Snowy Cotinga - Carpodectes nitidus Bare-necked Umbrellabird - Cephalopterus glabricollis Lovely Cotinga - Cotinga amabilis Blue Cotinga - Cotinga nattererii Turquoise Cotinga - Cotinga ridgwayi Speckled Mourner - Laniocera rufescens Rufous Piha - Lipaugus unirufus Sharpbill - Oxyruncus cristatus Rose-throated Becard - Pachyramphus aglaiae Black-and-white Becard - Pachyramphus albogriseus

Other Species Around the World
Africa Asia Australia/Oceania Europe North/Central America South America NH Species
Scaled Fruiteater - Ampelioides tschudii Red-crested Cotinga - Ampelion rubrocristatus Chestnut-crested Cotinga - Ampelion rufaxilla Kinglet Calyptura - Calyptura cristata Yellow-billed Cotinga - Carpodectes antoniae Black-tipped Cotinga - Carpodectes hopkei Snowy Cotinga - Carpodectes nitidus Hooded Berryeater - Carpornis cucullata Black-headed Berryeater - Carpornis melanocephala Bare-necked Umbrellabird - Cephalopterus glabricollis Amazonian Umbrellabird - Cephalopterus ornatus Long-wattled Umbrellabird - Cephalopterus penduliger Black-faced Cotinga - Conioptilon mcilhennyi Lovely Cotinga - Cotinga amabilis Spangled Cotinga - Cotinga cayana Purple-breasted Cotinga - Cotinga cotinga Banded Cotinga - Cotinga maculata Plum-throated Cotinga - Cotinga maynana Blue Cotinga - Cotinga nattererii Turquoise Cotinga - Cotinga ridgwayi Chestnut-bellied Cotinga - Doliornis remseni Bay-vented Cotinga - Doliornis sclateri Bare-necked Fruitcrow - Gymnoderus foetidus Crimson Fruitcrow - Haematoderus militaris Dusky Purpletuft - Iodopleura fusca White-browed Purpletuft - Iodopleura isabellae Buff-throated Purpletuft - Iodopleura pipra Shrike-like Cotinga - Laniisoma elegans Cinereous Mourner - Laniocera hypopyrra Speckled Mourner - Laniocera rufescens Dusky Piha - Lipaugus fuscocinereus Cinnamon-vented Piha - Lipaugus lanioides Rose-collared Piha - Lipaugus streptophorus Rufous Piha - Lipaugus unirufus Scimitar-winged Piha - Lipaugus uropygialis Screaming Piha - Lipaugus vociferans Chestnut-capped Piha - Lipaugus weberi Sharpbill - Oxyruncus cristatus Rose-throated Becard - Pachyramphus aglaiae Black-and-white Becard - Pachyramphus albogriseus Chestnut-crowned Becard - Pachyramphus castaneus Cinnamon Becard - Pachyramphus cinnamomeus One-colored Becard - Pachyramphus homochrous Grey-collared Becard - Pachyramphus major Black-capped Becard - Pachyramphus marginatus Pink-throated Becard - Pachyramphus minor Jamaican Becard - Pachyramphus niger White-winged Becard - Pachyramphus polychopterus		Cinereous Becard - Pachyramphus rufus Slaty Becard - Pachyramphus spodiurus Glossy-backed Becard - Pachyramphus surinamus Crested Becard - Pachyramphus validus Barred Becard - Pachyramphus versicolor Green-backed Becard - Pachyramphus viridis Capuchinbird - Perissocephalus tricolor Swallow-tailed Cotinga - Phibalura flavirostris Guianan Red-cotinga - Phoenicircus carnifex Black-necked Red-cotinga - Phoenicircus nigricollis Peruvian Plantcutter - Phytotoma raimondii Rufous-tailed Plantcutter - Phytotoma rara White-tipped Plantcutter - Phytotoma rutila Barred Fruiteater - Pipreola arcuata Golden-breasted Fruiteater - Pipreola aureopectus Fiery-throated Fruiteater - Pipreola chlorolepidota Handsome Fruiteater - Pipreola formosa Scarlet-breasted Fruiteater - Pipreola frontalis Band-tailed Fruiteater - Pipreola intermedia Orange-breasted Fruiteater - Pipreola jucunda Black-chested Fruiteater - Pipreola lubomirskii Masked Fruiteater - Pipreola pulchra Green-and-black Fruiteater - Pipreola riefferii Red-banded Fruiteater - Pipreola whitelyi Purple-throated Cotinga - Porphyrolaema porphyrolaema White Bellbird - Procnias albus Bearded Bellbird - Procnias averano Bare-throated Bellbird - Procnias nudicollis Three-wattled Bellbird - Procnias tricarunculatus Red-ruffed Fruitcrow - Pyroderus scutatus Purple-throated Fruitcrow - Querula purpurata Andean Cock-of-the-rock - Rupicola peruvianus Guianan Cock-of-the-rock - Rupicola rupicola Greater Schiffornis - Schiffornis major Thrush-like Schiffornis - Schiffornis turdina Greenish Schiffornis - Schiffornis virescens Olivaceous Piha - Snowornis cryptolophus Gray-tailed Piha - Snowornis subalaris Black-and-gold Cotinga - Tijuca atra Gray-winged Cotinga - Tijuca condita Black-tailed Tityra - Tityra cayana Black-crowned Tityra - Tityra inquisitor Masked Tityra - Tityra semifasciata White-naped Xenopsaris - Xenopsaris albinucha White-winged Cotinga - Xipholena atropurpurea White-tailed Cotinga - Xipholena lamellipennis Pompadour Cotinga - Xipholena punicea White-cheeked Cotinga - Zaratornis stresemanni