Dusky piha
Lipaugus fuscocinereus (Lafresnaye, 1843)
The dusky piha (Lipaugus fuscocinereus) is a species in the family Cotingidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 129 g to 138 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the dusky piha
- Weight
- 129 g – 138 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Frugivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- 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 dusky piha live?
Not recorded
What is the dusky piha?
The dusky piha (Lipaugus fuscocinereus) is a species of bird in the family Cotingidae, the cotingas. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
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What does the dusky piha sound like?
Is the dusky piha endangered?
The dusky piha is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the dusky piha classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyCotingidae
- genusLipaugus
- SpeciesLipaugus fuscocinereus (Lafresnaye, 1843)
Synonyms Querula fuscocinerea
Other names and names in other languages (31)
- بيها داكنةArabic
- cotinga foscCatalan
- kotinga temnáCzech
- AskepihaDanish
- GraukotingaGerman
- AndengraupihaGerman
- Langschwanz-PihaGerman
- LangschwanzpihaGerman
- malhela kotingoEsperanto
- Guardabosque cenizoSpanish
- Guardabosques oscuroSpanish
- savukotingaFinnish
- Tijuca sombreFrench
- Piauhau sombreFrench
- sinja kotingaCroatian
- Piha foscaItalian
- オオムジカザリドリJapanese
- tamsioji pihaLithuanian
- Grauwe PihaDutch
- bławatowiec dużyPolish
- tropeiro-escuroPortuguese
- guarda-bosques-escuroPortuguese
- Тёмная пихаRussian
- Длиннохвостая сорокопутовая пихаRussian
- kotinga tmaváSlovak
- Tamna pihaSerbian
- gråpihaSwedish
- Esmer KotingaTurkish
- пига довгохвостаUkrainian
- 暗色伞鸟Chinese
- 烏暗皮哈鳥Chinese
Relatives of the dusky piha
Other species in the same genus Lipaugus.
Screaming piha
Lipaugus vociferans
Rose-collared piha
Lipaugus streptophorus
Rufous piha
Lipaugus unirufus
Black-and-gold cotinga
Lipaugus ater
Chestnut-capped piha
Lipaugus weberi
Cinnamon-vented piha
Lipaugus lanioides
CompareDusky piha vs Screaming pihaDusky piha vs Rose-collared pihaDusky piha vs Rufous pihaDusky piha vs Black-and-gold cotinga
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the dusky piha?
An adult dusky piha weighs 129 g – 138 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the dusky piha endangered?
The dusky piha 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 dusky piha?
The dusky piha (Lipaugus fuscocinereus) belongs to the family Cotingidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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