White-browed Purpletuft

White-browed PurpletuftA small cotinga of the upper canopy in northern Amazonian and Andean foothill forests. The male's purple breast tufts may be hidden at rest.What does it look like?About 12.5 cm long, it is grey-brown with white scaling below and a white center to the breast and belly. A white facial crescent and stripe behind the eye mark the head; the male has purple tufts on the sides of the breast.How does it live?A small cotinga of the upper canopy in northern Amazonian and Andean foothill forests. The male's purple breast tufts may be hidden at rest.It perches alone or in pairs on exposed upper-canopy branches and sallies for aerial insects and fruit. The male may flare its tufts during display or aggressive interactions.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.