Birds of Ecuador

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Genus: Cephalopterus (2 species, 3 worldwide)


Amazonian Umbrellabird
Amazonian Umbrellabird (Cephalopterus ornatus) Male
Manu National Park, Peru   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Amazonian Umbrellabird
Amazonian Umbrellabird (Cephalopterus ornatus) Female
Podocarpus National Park, Ecuador   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.
Reasonably common. The short wattle is not as impressive as the Long-wattled Umbrellabird of the Pacific coast.


Long-wattled Umbrellabird
Long-wattled Umbrellabird (Cephalopterus penduliger) Male Vulnerable
El Oro, Ecuador   		   
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas)   © All Rights Reserved.
Large and unmistakable. The female has less of an umbrella and no wattle.
Additional photo.

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