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Long-wattled umbrellabird

Cephalopterus penduliger P. L. Sclater, 1859

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The long-wattled umbrellabird (Cephalopterus penduliger) is a species in the family Cotingidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 338 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.

Long-wattled umbrellabird (Cephalopterus penduliger)
Photo: Francesco Veronesi from Italy · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the long-wattled umbrellabird

Weight
338 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
1src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the long-wattled umbrellabird live?

Not recorded

What is the long-wattled umbrellabird?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The long-wattled umbrellabird (Cephalopterus penduliger) is an umbrellabird in the Cotingidae family. Its Spanish names include pájaro bolsón, pájaro toro, dungali, and vaca del monte. The long-wattled umbrellabird is considered rare and it resides in humid to wet premontane and cloud forest. They are often found on the Pacific slopes of southwest Colombia and western Ecuador, but occasionally are found at lower altitudes.

From the Wikipedia article “Long-wattled umbrellabird” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Long-wattled_umbrellabird&oldid=1380706084), 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.

What does the long-wattled umbrellabird sound like?

Niels Krabbe · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Is the long-wattled umbrellabird endangered?

The long-wattled umbrellabird is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

  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 Vulnerable species. What the categories mean.

How is the long-wattled umbrellabird classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyCotingidae
  6. genusCephalopterus
  7. SpeciesCephalopterus penduliger P. L. Sclater, 1859
Other names and names in other languages (35)
  • طائر المظلة طويل الغببArabic
  • ocell paraigua encorbatatCatalan
  • vranucha dlouholaločnatáCzech
  • aderyn ambarél tagell hirWelsh
  • HjelmparasolfuglDanish
  • Langlappen-SchirmvogelGerman
  • Zapfen-SchirmvogelGerman
  • longkarunkla ombrelkotingoEsperanto
  • Paragüero corbatudoSpanish
  • Pájaro-paraguas LonguipenduloSpanish
  • käpyröyhelökotingaFinnish
  • Piauhau casquéFrench
  • Coracine casquéeFrench
  • kukmasta kotingaCroatian
  • lebernyeges sisakosmadárHungarian
  • Uccello parasole caruncolatoItalian
  • ナガエカサドリJapanese
  • ekvadorinė skėtinė kotingaLithuanian
  • Ecuadoraanse ParasolvogelDutch
  • andesparasollfuglNorwegian
  • strojnoczub długobrodyPolish
  • anambé-papudoPortuguese
  • anambé-engravatadoPortuguese
  • cotinga-de-gravata-ocidentalPortuguese
  • Pássaro-guarda-chuvaPortuguese
  • Эквадорская зонтичная птицаRussian
  • vranuša faraónSlovak
  • Kišobranka sa dugim resamaSerbian
  • pendelparasollfågelSwedish
  • Uzun İbikli ŞemsiyekuşuTurkish
  • Uzun sakallı şemsiye kuşuTurkish
  • красочуб еквадорськийUkrainian
  • 長垂傘鳥Chinese
  • 長耳垂傘鳥Chinese
  • 长耳垂伞鸟Chinese

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Relatives of the long-wattled umbrellabird

Other species in the same genus Cephalopterus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the long-wattled umbrellabird?

An adult long-wattled umbrellabird weighs 338 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the long-wattled umbrellabird endangered?

The long-wattled umbrellabird is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

What kind of animal is the long-wattled umbrellabird?

The long-wattled umbrellabird (Cephalopterus penduliger) belongs to the family Cotingidae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{long_wattled_umbrellabird_2026,
  title = {Long-wattled umbrellabird (Cephalopterus penduliger)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/long-wattled-umbrellabird},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}