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cotinga

DEFINITIONS OF: cotinga

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n passerine bird of New World tropics

Synonyms:
chatterer
Types:
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Rupicola rupicola, cock of the rock
tropical bird of northern South America the male having brilliant red or orange plumage and an erectile disklike crest
Rupicola peruviana, cock of the rock
bird of the Andes similar to Rupicola rupicola
bellbird
any of several tropical American birds of the genus Procnias having a bell-like call
Cephalopterus ornatus, umbrella bird
black tropical American bird having a large overhanging crest and long feathered wattle
Type of:
New World flycatcher, flycatcher, tyrant bird, tyrant flycatcher
large American birds that characteristically catch insects on the wing
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