bird of the day: banded cotinga

the banded cotinga is a passerine bird native to a very small section of brazil.

male and female banded cotingas are easy to differentiate. males are vibrant blue with reddish-purple ‘bands’, and females are brown.

the banded cotinga mainly feeds off of fruit, berries, and insects. they live and forage in the rainforest canopy.

little is known about the banded cotinga, but it is clear their population is declining. not only do they live in a very small range, their total population size is estimated to only be around 1000 birds. the banded cotinga is classified as endangered by the iucn.

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