Birds of Costa Rica


Lovely Cotinga (Cotinga amabilis) Female Area de Proteccion de Flora y Fauna Naha, Chiapas, Mexico Note spots on female. Male bright blue with violet belly and throat. Both sexes similar to Turquoise Cotinga.
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Turquoise Cotinga (Cotinga ridgwayi) Male Vulnerable Los Cusingos, Costa Rica.
Photograph by Betsy McCully © All Rights Reserved.

Both sexes similar to Lovely Cotinga (Costa Rica) or Blue Cotinga (Panama/Colombia), with different shades of blue and purple. Male bright blue with purple belly. Uncommon, small, and perches high making photos difficult.

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Experimental sites:       Peru       Venezuela       The World       Brazil       Bolivia
Really Experimental sites:       Guyana       Cuba