Phoenicircus facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Phoenicircus
Guianan red cotinga (Phoenicircus carnifex)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Cotingidae
Genus:	Phoenicircus Swainson, 1832
Type species
Lanius carnifex (Guianan red cotinga) Linnaeus, 1758

Phoenicircus is a genus of birds in the family Cotingidae. They have a bright red breast, crown, tail, and rump with the Guianan species having dark brown wings and the black-necked species having black wings. They are frugivores, eating primarily berries and drupes.

Taxonomy

The genus Phoenicircus was introduced in 1832 by the English naturalist William John Swainson. The type species was designated as the Guianan red cotinga by George Robert Gray in 1840. The name combines the Ancient Greek phoinikeos meaning "crimson" or "dark red" with kerkos meaning "tail".

The genus contains the following two species:

Image	Scientific name	Common Name	Distribution
	Phoenicircus carnifex	Guianan red cotinga	Guianas in Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana
	Phoenicircus nigricollis	Black-necked red cotinga	Brazil

See also

In Spanish: Phoenicircus para niños