Purple-throated Cotinga

Porphyrolaema porphyrolaema (Deville & Sclater, PL, 1852)

16–18 cmLength60 gWeight

The purple-throated cotinga (Porphyrolaema porphyrolaema) is a species of bird in the cotinga family, Cotingidae.

Busiest months: July–September and November · Most records: Ecuador, Peru, Brazil

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: July–September and November · Most records: Ecuador, Peru, Brazil

Purple-throated Cotinga has been recorded at 46 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 5 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Sacha LodgeEcuador109 records
Rio Cristalino – listas históricasBrazil72 records
Canopy InkaterraPeru52 records

More places

Gareno LodgeEcuador49 records
Pumarinri Amazon LodgePeru44 records
Napo Wildlife CenterEcuador44 records
ExplorNapo LodgePeru38 records
Estación Biológica de Cocha CashuPeru35 records
Rio Branco – Ramal do NocaBrazil32 records
La Selva LodgeEcuador31 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Ecuador Peru Brazil Colombia Bolivia

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The purple-throated cotinga (Porphyrolaema porphyrolaema) is a species of bird in the cotinga family, Cotingidae. It is found in the western Amazon rainforest of South America; its range extends from southern Colombia south through eastern Ecuador and Peru and east through extreme northwestern Bolivia and into western Amazonian Brazil. It lives in the canopy or along the borders of humid forest throughout its range.

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