Lovely cotinga
Cotinga amabilis Gould, 1857
The lovely cotinga (Cotinga amabilis) is a species in the family Cotingidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 69.8 g to 74 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the lovely cotinga
- Weight
- 69.8 g – 74 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 lovely cotinga live?
Not recorded
What is the lovely cotinga?
The lovely cotinga (Cotinga amabilis) is a species of bird in the family Cotingidae. It is found in Mexico and every Central American country except El Salvador.
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Is the lovely cotinga endangered?
The lovely cotinga 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 lovely cotinga classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyCotingidae
- genusCotinga
- SpeciesCotinga amabilis Gould, 1857
Other names and names in other languages (32)
- قطنجة جميلةArabic
- cotinga amableCatalan
- kotinga azurováCzech
- cotinga hyfrydWelsh
- PragtkotingaDanish
- AzurkotingaGerman
- Azur-KotingaGerman
- lazura kotingoEsperanto
- Cotinga LindaSpanish
- Cotinga azulejaSpanish
- Cotinga azulejoSpanish
- loistokotingaFinnish
- Cotinga célesteFrench
- ljubičastogrla kotingaCroatian
- azúr kotingaHungarian
- Cotinga amabileItalian
- メキシコルリカザリドリJapanese
- puikioji kotingaLithuanian
- AzuurcotingaDutch
- edelkotingaNorwegian
- bławatnik meksykańskiPolish
- cotinga-amorosaPortuguese
- cotinga-celestePortuguese
- Лазурная котингаRussian
- Синяя настоящая котингаRussian
- kotinga pôvabnáSlovak
- Ljupka kotingaSerbian
- praktkotingaSwedish
- Gökçe KotingaTurkish
- котинга мексиканськаUkrainian
- 秀丽伞鸟Chinese
- 秀麗傘鳥Chinese
Relatives of the lovely cotinga
Other species in the same genus Cotinga.
Spangled cotinga
Cotinga cayana
Blue cotinga
Cotinga nattererii
Purple-breasted cotinga
Cotinga cotinga
Plum-throated cotinga
Cotinga maynana
Banded cotinga
Cotinga maculata
Turquoise cotinga
Cotinga ridgwayi
CompareLovely cotinga vs Spangled cotingaLovely cotinga vs Blue cotingaLovely cotinga vs Purple-breasted cotingaLovely cotinga vs Plum-throated cotinga
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the lovely cotinga?
An adult lovely cotinga weighs 69.8 g – 74 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the lovely cotinga endangered?
The lovely cotinga 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 lovely cotinga?
The lovely cotinga (Cotinga amabilis) 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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