Snowy Cotinga
Carpodectes nitidusSalvin, O, 1865
English (US) Snowy Cotinga
The Snowy Cotinga (Carpodectes nitidus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Cotingidae (Cotingas) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: Caribbean slope of northern Honduras to far western PanamaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Carpodectes nitidus
- Family
- Cotingidae (Cotingas)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Snowy Cotinga
- Described by
- Salvin, O, 1865
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Salvin, O, 1865
- Type locality
- Tucurrique [= Tucurriqui] , Costa Rica.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1864, pt.3 p.583 pl.35
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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White-winged Cotinga
Xipholena atropurpurea
Black-tipped Cotinga
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Yellow-billed Cotinga
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Lovely Cotinga
Cotinga amabilis
Turquoise Cotinga
Cotinga ridgwayi
Blue Cotinga
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Plum-throated Cotinga
Cotinga maynana
Purple-breasted Cotinga
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Banded Cotinga
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