Plum-throated cotinga
Cotinga maynana (Linnaeus, 1766)
The plum-throated cotinga (Cotinga maynana) is a species in the family Cotingidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 69 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the plum-throated cotinga
- Weight
- 69 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 plum-throated cotinga live?
Not recorded
What is the plum-throated cotinga?
The plum-throated cotinga (Cotinga maynana) is a species of bird in the family Cotingidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
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Is the plum-throated cotinga endangered?
The plum-throated 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. What the categories mean.
How is the plum-throated cotinga classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyCotingidae
- genusCotinga
- SpeciesCotinga maynana (Linnaeus, 1766)
Synonyms Ampelis maynana
Other names and names in other languages (32)
- قطنجة برقوقية الحنجرةArabic
- cotinga d'ulls grocsCatalan
- kotinga fialovohrdláCzech
- cotinga glas y DwyrainWelsh
- Blommestrubet KotingaDanish
- VeilchenkehlkotingaGerman
- Veilchenkehl-KotingaGerman
- prungorĝa kotingoEsperanto
- Cotinga maynaSpanish
- Cotinga turquesaSpanish
- luumukurkkukotingaFinnish
- Cotinga des MaynasFrench
- žutooka kotingaCroatian
- Cotinga golaprugnaItalian
- ノドムラサキカザリドリJapanese
- melsvoji kotingaLithuanian
- PruimkeelcotingaDutch
- plommestrupekotingaNorwegian
- bławatnik śliwogardłyPolish
- Cotinga-AzulPortuguese
- anambé-turquesaPortuguese
- cotinga-azul-amazónicaPortuguese
- Желтоглазая котингаRussian
- Бирюзовая настоящая контингаRussian
- Бирюзовая настоящая котингаRussian
- kotinga slivkovohrdláSlovak
- plommonstrupskotingaSwedish
- plommonstrupig kotingaSwedish
- Bordo Gerdanlı KotingaTurkish
- котинга жовтоокаUkrainian
- 斑喉伞鸟Chinese
- 梅喉傘鳥Chinese
Relatives of the plum-throated cotinga
Other species in the same genus Cotinga.
Spangled cotinga
Cotinga cayana
Blue cotinga
Cotinga nattererii
Purple-breasted cotinga
Cotinga cotinga
Lovely cotinga
Cotinga amabilis
Banded cotinga
Cotinga maculata
Turquoise cotinga
Cotinga ridgwayi
ComparePlum-throated cotinga vs Spangled cotingaPlum-throated cotinga vs Blue cotingaPlum-throated cotinga vs Purple-breasted cotingaPlum-throated cotinga vs Lovely cotinga
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the plum-throated cotinga?
An adult plum-throated cotinga weighs 69 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the plum-throated cotinga endangered?
The plum-throated 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 plum-throated cotinga?
The plum-throated cotinga (Cotinga maynana) 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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