Ampelion

Ampelion
Red-crested cotinga (Ampelion rubrocristatus)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Cotingidae
Genus: Ampelion
Tschudi, 1845
Type species
Ampelis rufaxilla[1]
von Tschudi, 1844

Ampelion is a genus of passerine birds in the family Cotingidae. It contains the following species:[2]

Genus Ampelion – Tschudi, 1845 – two species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Red-crested cotinga

Ampelion rubrocristatus
(d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837) 		Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela
Map of range 		Size:

Habitat:

Diet: 		 LC 


Chestnut-crested cotinga

Ampelion rufaxilla
(Tschudi, 1844) 		Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru
Map of range 		Size:

Habitat:

Diet: 		 LC 



References

  1. ^ "Cotingidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
  2. ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2018). "Cotingas, manakins, tityras, becards". World Bird List Version 8.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 30 June 2018.


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