plum-throated cotinga


The plum-throated cotinga (Cotinga maynana) is a species of bird in the family Cotingidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical swamps, and heavily degraded former forest.

Natural Habitat:

Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical swamps, and heavily degraded former forest areas.


Diet / Feeding
They feed mainly on fruit.


Description
The males have bright blue plumage with a plum-colored throat patch. The blue color is produced by air bubbles in the feathers which scatter light. The females are much duller than males and are mainly brown.

Catalan: cotinga d'ulls grocs
Czech: Kotinga fialovohrdlá
Danish: Blommestrubet Kotinga
German: Veilchenkehlkotinga, Veilchenkehl-Kotinga
English: Mayna's Cotinga, Plum throated Cotinga, Plum-throated Cotinga
Spanish: Cotinga de Garganta Lila, Cotinga golipúrpura, Cotinga Mayna, Cotinga Turquesa, Munami
Spanish (Colombia): Cotinga Turquesa
Spanish (Ecuador): Munami
Spanish (Spain): Cotinga Mayna
Spanish (Peru): Cotinga de Garganta Morada
Finnish: Luumukurkkukotinga
French: Cotinga des Maynas
Italian: Cotinga goladiprugna, Cotinga golaprugna
Japanese: nodomurasakikazaridori
Japanese: ノドムラサキカザリドリ
Latin: Ampelis [] Maynana, Cotinga maynana
Lithuanian: Melsvoji kotinga
Dutch: Pruimkeelcotinga, Purperkeelcotinga
Norwegian: Plommestrupekotinga
Polish: blawatnik sliwogardly, bławatnik śliwogardły
Portuguese: anambé, anambé-de-garganta-púrpura, Cotinga-azui, cotinga-azul
Portuguese (Brazil): anambé, anambé-de-garganta-púrpura, Cotinga-azul
Portuguese (Portugal): Cotinga-azul
Russian: Бирюзовая настоящая континга
Slovak: Kotinga maynanská, kotinga slivkovohrdlá
Swedish: Plommonstrupskotinga
Chinese: 斑喉伞鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 梅喉傘鳥