Black-necked red cotinga
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The black-necked red cotinga (Phoenicircus nigricollis) is a species of bird in the family Cotingidae, the cotingas.
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Black-necked red cotinga | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Cotingidae |
Genus: | Phoenicircus |
Species: | P. nigricollis |
Binomial name | |
Phoenicircus nigricollis Swainson, 1832 | |
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It is found in the western Amazon Basin of Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru; also the very southern border region of Venezuela with Amazonas state. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
This is a distinctive red bird with black wings and a narrow black band across the tip of its tail.