Rose-collared Piha
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The Rose-collared Piha (Lipaugus streptophorus) is a species of bird
in the Cotingidae family. It is found in humid forests growing in the Tepui
highlands in south-eastern Venezuela
, western Guyana
and far northern Brazil
.
Only the male has the rosy
collar for which this species is named. The female resembles the Screaming Piha
, but has a cinnamon vent.
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
in the Cotingidae family. It is found in humid forests growing in the Tepui
Tepui
A tepui , or tepuy, is a table-top mountain or mesa found in the Guiana Highlands of South America, especially in Venezuela. The word tepui means "house of the gods" in the native tongue of the Pemon, the indigenous people who inhabit the Gran Sabana....
highlands in south-eastern Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
, western Guyana
Guyana
Guyana , officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, previously the colony of British Guiana, is a sovereign state on the northern coast of South America that is culturally part of the Anglophone Caribbean. Guyana was a former colony of the Dutch and of the British...
and far northern Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
.
Only the male has the rosy
Rose (color)
Rose is the color halfway between red and magenta on the HSV color wheel, also known as the RGB color wheel, on which it is at hue angle of 330 degrees.Rose is one of the tertiary colors on the HSV color wheel...
collar for which this species is named. The female resembles the Screaming Piha
Screaming Piha
The Screaming Piha is a species of bird in the Cotingidae family. It is found in humid forests in the Amazon and tropical parts of the Mata Atlântica in South America...
, but has a cinnamon vent.
Referenced
- BirdLife International 2004. Lipaugus streptophorus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007.