Tijuca (Bird)

Tijuca
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Cotingidae
Genus:	Tijuca Férussac, 1829
Species
Tijuca atra (black-and-gold cotinga) Tijuca condita (grey-winged cotinga)

Tijuca is a genus of passerine birds in the cotinga family, Cotingidae. It contains two species:

Image	Scientific name	Common Name	Distribution
	Tijuca atra	Black-and-gold cotinga	Serra do Mar in south-eastern Brazil
	Tijuca condita	Grey-winged cotinga	Serra dos Órgãos and Serra do Tinguá in Rio de Janeiro State of Brazil

They both have small ranges, occurring in montane forest in south-east Brazil . Their diet includes fruit.

They are fairly large cotingas, 24–26.5 centimetres long. The grey-winged cotinga and female black-and-gold cotinga are mainly olive, while the male black-and-gold cotinga is mostly black with a yellow wing-speculum. They have high-pitched, whistling calls.

Further reading

• BirdLife International (2007) Species factsheet: Tijuca condita. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 15/8/2007.
• Snow, David W. & Goodwin, Derek (1974) "The Black-and-gold Cotinga", Auk (91) 360–369.
• Souza, Deodato (2002) All the Birds of Brazil: An Identification Guide, Dall.

Wikidata ☰ Q515162 entry

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