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Tijuca (bird)

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Passeriformes

Scientific name
  
Tijuca

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Cotingidae

Rank
  
Genus

Lower classifications
  
Black‑and‑gold cotinga, Grey‑winged cotinga

Tijuca is a genus of passerine birds in the cotinga family, Cotingidae. It contains two species:

  • Black-and-gold cotinga (Tijuca atra)
  • Grey-winged cotinga (Tijuca condita)
  • They both have small ranges, occurring in montane forest in south-east Brazil. Their diet includes fruit.

    They are fairly large cotingas, 24–26.5 centimetres long. The grey-winged cotinga and female black-and-gold cotinga are mainly olive, while the male black-and-gold cotinga is mostly black with a yellow wing-speculum. They have high-pitched, whistling calls.

    References

    Tijuca (bird) Wikipedia