Birds of Venezuela

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Genus: Phoenicircus (2 species, 2 worldwide)


Guianan Red Cotinga
Guianan Red Cotinga (Phoenicircus carnifex) Male
Manaus, Brazil   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Guianan Red Cotinga
Guianan Red Cotinga (Phoenicircus carnifex) Male
Manaus, Brazil   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.
Compare to similar Black-necked Red Cotinga. Canopy species. Male and female quite different.

Black-necked Red Cotinga
Black-necked Red Cotinga (Phoenicircus nigricollis) Male
Putumayo, Colombia   		   
Photograph by Brayan Coral Jaramillo   © All Rights Reserved.
Compare to the Guianan Red Cotinga, once considered the same species. Canopy species. Female is red with olive back.

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