Yellow-billed Cotinga
Carpodectes antoniae
Yellow-billed Cotinga (Carpodectes antoniae) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Central America & Caribbean.
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The Yellow-billed Cotinga (Carpodectes antoniae) is a member of the Cotingidae family found in Central America & Caribbean. Adults weigh 98 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Close to qualifying for a threatened category in the near future.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Cotingidae Cotingas
- Genus Carpodectes
- Species antoniae
Quick facts
- Weight
- 98 g
- Diet
- Fruit-eaters
- Family
- Cotingidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Yellow-billed Cotinga is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open woodland, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Yellow-billed Cotinga is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Yellow-billed Cotinga (Carpodectes antoniae) belongs to the Cotingidae family of the order Passeriformes. Its range spans Central America & Caribbean. Its distribution covers MA Costa Rica, Panama.
It is a medium-sized bird. Adults weighs around 98 g, with a wing length of about 13 cm and a tail of around 7.2 cm.
The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened. That means it is close to qualifying as threatened and is worth keeping a careful eye on.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 2,192 km² — a relatively restricted global range.
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Yellow-billed Cotinga?
The Yellow-billed Cotinga is a medium-sized bird that weighs around 98 g.
Where does the Yellow-billed Cotinga live?
The Yellow-billed Cotinga is found across Central America & Caribbean with a range covering MA Costa Rica, Panama, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Yellow-billed Cotinga belong to?
The Yellow-billed Cotinga (Carpodectes antoniae) belongs to the Cotingidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Yellow-billed Cotinga eat?
The Yellow-billed Cotinga is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Does the Yellow-billed Cotinga migrate?
The Yellow-billed Cotinga is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Yellow-billed Cotinga endangered?
The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened That means it is close to qualifying as threatened and is worth keeping a careful eye on.
How large is the Yellow-billed Cotinga's range?
The Yellow-billed Cotinga has a mapped global range of about 2,192 km².
Conservation
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