Black-necked Red-Cotinga

About the Black-necked Red-Cotinga

The black-necked red cotinga (Phoenicircus nigricollis) is a species of bird in the family Cotingidae, the cotingas. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. The black-necked red cotinga shares genus Phoenicircus with the Guianan red cotinga (P. carnifex) and the two form a superspecies.

Both are monotypic. The black-necked red cotinga is 22 to 24 cm (8.7 to 9.4 in) long and weighs about 93 g (3.3 oz). The sexes have different plumage. Adults have distinctive forehead feathers that project forward, partially concealing the nostrils, and prominent bristles around the base of the bill. Adult males have a red to rosy red crown on an otherwise glossy blackish head and neck. Their back is also glossy blackish and their rump and uppertail coverts red to rosy red. Their wings are glossy blackish. Their tail is red to rosy red with a black bar across the end. Their underparts are red to rosy red. Females are larger than males. They have a dull reddish crown and ear coverts on an otherwise olive face; their upperparts and wings are also olive. Their tail is dull reddish. Their underparts are red. Both sexes have a dark brown... Wikipedia →