Phoenicircus | |
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Guianan red cotinga (Phoenicircus carnifex) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Cotingidae |
Genus: |
Phoenicircus Swainson, 1832 |
Type species | |
Lanius carnifex (
Guianan red cotinga)
Linnaeus, 1758
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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. [1]
The genus Phoenicircus was introduced in 1832 by the English naturalist William John Swainson. [2] The type species was designated as the Guianan red cotinga by George Robert Gray in 1840. [3] [4] The name combines the Ancient Greek phoinikeos meaning "crimson" or "dark red" with kerkos meaning "tail". [5]
The genus contains the following two species: [6]
Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Phoenicircus carnifex | Guianan red cotinga | Guianas in Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana | |
Phoenicircus nigricollis | Black-necked red cotinga | Brazil |