Biology:Ampelion

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Short description: Genus of birds

Ampelion
Ampelion rubrocristatus -NBII Image Gallery-a00278.jpg
Red-crested cotinga (Ampelion rubrocristatus)
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Cotingidae
Genus: Ampelion
Tschudi, 1845
Type species
Ampelis rufaxilla[1]
von Tschudi, 1844

Ampelion is a genus of passerine birds in the family Cotingidae. It contains the following species:[2]

Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Red-crested Cotinga - EcuadorDSCN2925.jpg Ampelion rubrocristatus Red-crested cotinga Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela
Ampelion rufaxilla - Chestnut-crested Cotinga (5741252596).jpg Ampelion rufaxilla Chestnut-crested cotinga Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru

References

  1. "Cotingidae". The Trust for Avian Systematics. https://www.aviansystematics.org/4th-edition-checklist?viewfamilies=105. 
  2. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds (2018). "Cotingas, manakins, tityras, becards". World Bird List Version 8.2. International Ornithologists' Union. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/bow/cotingas/. Retrieved 30 June 2018. 

Wikidata ☰ Q260768 entry