White-cheeked Cotinga (Zaratornis stresemanni)

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).

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) [XC28390]
by David F. Belmonte from Lima: near Laguna Guengue Chico above Quichas, Peru (song)

White-cheeked Cotinga (Zaratornis stresemanni) [XC707844]
by id from Polylepis Quispicocha, Apur\u00edmac, Peru (uncertain)

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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