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Capuchinbird

Perissocephalus tricolor (P. L. S. Müller, 1776)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The capuchinbird (Perissocephalus tricolor) is a species in the family Cotingidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 319 g to 360 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Capuchinbird (Perissocephalus tricolor)
Photo: Hector Bottai · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the capuchinbird

Weight
319 g – 360 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Frugivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
26.5 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
1src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the capuchinbird live?

Not recorded

What is the capuchinbird?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The capuchinbird or calfbird (Perissocephalus tricolor) is a large passerine bird of the family Cotingidae. It is monotypic within the genus Perissocephalus. It is found in humid forests (up to 1,400 metres (4,600 ft) but mostly below 600 m) in north-eastern South America, almost entirely north of the Amazon River and east of Rio Negro (Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil and The Guianas).

From the Wikipedia article “Capuchinbird” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Capuchinbird&oldid=1384190634), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the capuchinbird endangered?

The capuchinbird is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the capuchinbird classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyCotingidae
  6. genusPerissocephalus
  7. SpeciesPerissocephalus tricolor (P. L. S. Müller, 1776)

Synonyms Ampelis grandis, Corvus calvus, Corvus tricolor, Perissacephalus tricolor

Other names and names in other languages (37)
  • CalfbirdEnglish
  • طائر العجلArabic
  • طائر الكابوشينArabic
  • Ocell caputxíCatalan
  • cotinga caputxíCatalan
  • kotinga tříbarváCzech
  • aderyn trilliw penfoelWelsh
  • KapucinerfuglDanish
  • KapuzinerkotingaGerman
  • KapuzinervogelGerman
  • kapucenkotingoEsperanto
  • Pájaro capuchinoSpanish
  • Cotinga capuchinoSpanish
  • Pájaro-capuchinoSpanish
  • härkäkotingaFinnish
  • Piauhau chauveFrench
  • Coracine chauveFrench
  • gologlava kotingaCroatian
  • kapucinusmadárHungarian
  • CappuccinoItalian
  • ハゲガオカザリドリJapanese
  • kapucininė kotingaLithuanian
  • CapuchonvogelDutch
  • kapusinerkotingaNorwegian
  • kapucynPolish
  • maúPortuguese
  • Ave-capuchinhaPortuguese
  • ave-mongePortuguese
  • CapuchinhaPortuguese
  • Pássaro-boiPortuguese
  • Птица-капуцинRussian
  • vranuša kapucínkaSlovak
  • kapucinfågelSwedish
  • DanakuşuTurkish
  • котинга-капуцинUkrainian
  • 斗蓬雀Chinese
  • 三色伞鸟Chinese

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Relatives of the capuchinbird

Other species in the same family Cotingidae.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the capuchinbird?

An adult capuchinbird weighs 319 g – 360 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the capuchinbird endangered?

The capuchinbird is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the capuchinbird?

The capuchinbird (Perissocephalus tricolor) belongs to the family Cotingidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Capuchinbird (Perissocephalus tricolor). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/capuchinbird

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“Capuchinbird (Perissocephalus tricolor).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/capuchinbird.

BibTeX
@misc{capuchinbird_2026,
  title = {Capuchinbird (Perissocephalus tricolor)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/capuchinbird},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}