White-tailed Cotinga

White-tailed CotingaThis cotinga occurs in lower Amazonian Brazil south of the Amazon River. The male is purplish black, with white on most of the tail and wings. The species is poorly known and is reported as apparently nowhere common.What does it look like?The adult male has a shining purplish-black head and body, a white tail and mostly white wings, and a pale yellow eye. The female is grey above, with darker wings edged in white and paler, slightly mottled grey below.How does it live?This cotinga occurs in lower Amazonian Brazil south of the Amazon River. The male is purplish black, with white on most of the tail and wings. The species is poorly known and is reported as apparently nowhere common.It inhabits the canopy of moist lowland forest. Males perform display flights from treetop perches.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.