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Cotingidae: Cotingas ⋆Scaled Fruiteater, Ampelioides tschudii Handsome Fruiteater, Pipreola formosa ⋆Fiery-throated Fruiteater, Pipreola chlorolepidota Pipreolinae Scarlet-breasted Fruiteater, Pipreola frontalis Barred Fruiteater, Pipreola arcuata Green-and-black Fruiteater, Pipreola riefferii Band-tailed Fruiteater, Pipreola intermedia Red-banded Fruiteater, Pipreola whitelyi Golden-breasted Fruiteater, Pipreola aureopectus Black-chested Fruiteater, Pipreola lubomirskii Orange-breasted Fruiteater, Pipreola jucunda Masked Fruiteater, Pipreola pulchra ⋆Andean Cock-of-the-rock, Rupicola peruvianus Guianan Cock-of-the-rock, Rupicola rupicola Black-necked Red-Cotinga, Phoenicircus nigricollis ⋆Guianan Red-Cotinga, Phoenicircus carnifex Rupicolinae Olivaceous Piha, Snowornis cryptolophus ⋆Gray-tailed Piha, Snowornis subalaris Hooded Berryeater, Carpornis cucullata ⋆Black-headed Berryeater, Carpornis melanocephala ⋆White-cheeked Cotinga, Zaratornis stresemanni Palkachupa Cotinga, Phibalura boliviana ⋆Swallow-tailed Cotinga, Phibalura flavirostris Phytotominae ⋆Rufous-tailed Plantcutter, Phytotoma rara Peruvian Plantcutter, Phytotoma raimondii White-tipped Plantcutter, Phytotoma rutila ⋆Red-crested Cotinga, Ampelion rubrocristatus Chestnut-crested Cotinga, Ampelion rufaxilla Chestnut-bellied Cotinga, Doliornis remseni ⋆Bay-vented Cotinga, Doliornis sclateri ⋆Crimson Fruitcrow, Haematoderus militaris ⋆Purple-throated Fruitcrow, Querula purpurata Cephalopterinini ⋆Red-ruffed Fruitcrow, Pyroderus scutatus ⋆Capuchinbird, Perissocephalus tricolor Bare-necked Umbrellabird, Cephalopterus glabricollis Long-wattled Umbrellabird, Cephalopterus penduliger ⋆Amazonian Umbrellabird, Cephalopterus ornatus ⋆Purple-throated Cotinga, Porphyrolaema porphyrolaema ⋆Bare-necked Fruitcrow, Gymnoderus foetidus Cotinginae ⋆Black-faced Cotinga, Conioptilon mcilhennyi Gymnoderini Black-tipped Cotinga, Carpodectes hopkei ⋆Snowy Cotinga, Carpodectes nitidus Yellow-billed Cotinga, Carpodectes antoniae ⋆Pompadour Cotinga, Xipholena punicea White-tailed Cotinga, Xipholena lamellipennis White-winged Cotinga, Xipholena atropurpurea Plum-throated Cotinga, Cotinga maynana Spangled Cotinga, Cotinga cayana Cotingini Lovely Cotinga, Cotinga amabilis Turquoise Cotinga, Cotinga ridgwayi Blue Cotinga, Cotinga nattererii ⋆Purple-breasted Cotinga, Cotinga cotinga Banded Cotinga, Cotinga maculata Three-wattled Bellbird, Procnias tricarunculatus White Bellbird, Procnias albus ⋆ Procniatini Bearded Bellbird, Procnias averano Bare-throated Bellbird, Procnias nudicollis Rufous Piha, Lipaugus unirufus Rose-collared Piha, Lipaugus streptophorus Lipaugidini ⋆Screaming Piha, Lipaugus vociferans Cinnamon-vented Piha, Lipaugus lanioides Black-and-gold Cotinga, Lipaugus ater Gray-winged Cotinga, Lipaugus conditus Chestnut-capped Piha, Lipaugus weberi Dusky Piha, Lipaugus fuscocinereus Scimitar-winged Piha, Lipaugus uropygialis Sources: Berv and Prum (2014), Harvey et al. (2020)..

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