Cotingas (Cotingidae)
Lovely Cotinga (Cotinga amabilis) - HBW 9, p. 93
French: Cotinga céleste
German: Azurkotinga
Spanish: Cotinga Azulejo
Taxonomy: Cotinga amabilis Gould, 1857, Verapaz, Guatemala.
May form a superspecies with C. ridgwayi, C. nattererii, C. maynana, C. cotinga and C. maculata, and all sometimes treated as conspecific. Monotypic.
Distribution: SE Mexico (from S Veracruz and N Oaxaca) E to N Honduras and E Nicaragua and S to E Costa Rica.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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immature male on snag Locality Yaxchilán Archaeological Park, Chiapas State, Mexico (Southern) (Monotypic species)
Michael Retter 8 January 2008 3 years ago 12 sec 2.7
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adult male (note pale iris, contra Howell & Webb)
Locality Yaxchilán Archaeological Park, Chiapas State, Mexico (Southern) (Monotypic species)
Michael Retter 1 January 2009 3 years ago 2.8
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