Swallow-tailed Cotinga Phibalura flavirostris Scientific name definitions
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Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
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Catalan | cotinga cuaforcada oriental |
Dutch | Zwaluwstaartcotinga |
English | Swallow-tailed Cotinga |
English (United States) | Swallow-tailed Cotinga |
French | Cotinga à queue fourchue |
French (France) | Cotinga à queue fourchue |
German | Gabelschwanzkotinga |
Japanese | ツバメカザリドリ |
Norwegian | svalehalekotinga |
Polish | bławatnikowiec (brazylijski) |
Portuguese (Brazil) | tesourinha-da-mata |
Portuguese (Portugal) | Tesourinha-da-mata |
Russian | Ласточковая котинга |
Serbian | Lastorepa kotinga |
Slovak | vidlochvost čiernohlavý |
Spanish | Cotinga Tijereta |
Spanish (Argentina) | Tesorito |
Spanish (Paraguay) | Tesorito |
Spanish (Spain) | Cotinga tijereta |
Swedish | svalstjärtskotinga/palkachupakotinga |
Turkish | Kırlangıç Kuyruklu Kotinga |
Ukrainian | Котинга вилохвоста |
Revision Notes
Guy M. Kirwan revised and standardized the account with Clements taxonomy. Peter Pyle contributed to the Plumages, Molts, and Structure page. Tammy Zhang curated the media. Nicholas D. Sly generated the map.
Phibalura flavirostris Vieillot, 1816
Definitions
- PHIBALURA
- flavirostre / flavirostris
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Introduction
Although traditionally placed in the Cotingidae (1, 2), the Swallow-tailed Cotinga was rather briefly considered to be of uncertain placement (“incertae sedis”) by the American Ornithologists’ Union South American Checklist Committee; finally, genetic data have confirmed that the species can be definitely aligned with other cotingas. While the genus Phibalura is usually considered to be monospecific, the subspecies boliviana of Apolo, Bolivia is sometimes split, including by BirdLife International, as a species separate from the nominate subspecies flavirostris of the Atlantic Forest biome of southeast Brazil, eastern Paraguay, and northeast Argentina; both taxa are under pressure due to habitat loss, and boliviana is currently considered Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Differences between them are relatively minor (and some are disputed) in plumage and morphometrics, but well marked in vocalizations and behavior; the sole genetic study to date yielded no discernible differences in their molecular make-up. The male Swallow-tailed Cotinga has a dark head with a pale, horn-colored bill, rusty-orange throat, green, black, and white spangled back, blackish wings, and blackish, forked, medium-length tail. The upper chest is white, edged with black; the lower belly is washed yellowish white. Females are similar but duller and less contrasting overall, with shorter tails.