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Black-faced cotinga
Conioptilon mcilhennyi - Black-faced cotinga.jpg
at Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Genus:
Conioptilon
Species:
mcilhennyi
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The black-faced cotinga (Conioptilon mcilhennyi) is a species of bird in the family Cotingidae. It is the only member of the genus Conioptilon.

It is mainly found in the Amazon Basin of eastern Peru as well as in adjacent border areas of western Brazil and northwestern Bolivia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

Geographic distribution

They are found in the Madre de Dios and Balta in South Ucayali, the Caimisea river, Cuzco, and the Tejo and Juruá Rivers in western Brazil.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Cotinga carinegro para niños

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