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 VU    White-cheeked Cotinga* Id (Atlas):
    Zaratornis stresemanni

Description (10)
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Other Scientific Names
Ampelion stresemanni [Collar and Andrew (1988)], Ampelion stresemanni [Stotz et al. (1996)]

Family
Cotingidae (Cotingas)

Size
18 cm

First Described (Guide)
Koepcke, 1964

Range (Guide)
Peru (B).

Andes of western Peru (La Libertad southern locally to Ayacucho).
 
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 1,500 - 6,000 (2010) and decreasing.

Status VU
Habitat destruction is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Frog-like song is a loud, low-pitched and nasal 'reh-reh-reh-rrrrr-rE-rE', lasting c.4 seconds.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (2)...)

 
White-cheeked Cotinga (Zaratornis stresemanni) [XC28367]
     by Niels Krabbe from Lima: near Laguna Guengue Chico above Pueblo Quichas, Peru (song)

 
White-cheeked Cotinga (Zaratornis stresemanni) [XC28390]
     by David F. Belmonte from Lima: near Laguna Guengue Chico above Quichas, Peru (song)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Similar Species
Juvenile Red-crested Cotinga (Ampelion rubrocristatus) has grey crown, lacks white face and has less well-defined plumage.


References
See References.


Files:
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