Purple cochoa
Cochoa purpurea Hodgson, 1836
The purple cochoa (Cochoa purpurea) is a species in the family Turdidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 103 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the purple cochoa
- Weight
- 103 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
- 2.8src 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 purple cochoa live?
Not recorded
What is the purple cochoa?
The purple cochoa (Cochoa purpurea) is a brightly coloured bird found in the temperate forests of Asia. It is a quiet and elusive bird species that has been considered to be related to the thrushes of family Turdidae or the related Muscicapidae (Old World flycatchers). They are found in dark forested areas and is found in the canopy, where it often sits motionless.
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Is the purple cochoa endangered?
The purple cochoa 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 purple cochoa classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyTurdidae
- genusCochoa
- SpeciesCochoa purpurea Hodgson, 1836
Other names and names in other languages (31)
- cotxoa emmascaradaCatalan
- drozdovec purpurovýCzech
- cotsoa porfforWelsh
- PurpurcochoaDanish
- PurpurschnäpperdrosselGerman
- Purpur-CokkoaGerman
- purpura koĉooEsperanto
- Cochoa púrpuraSpanish
- purpurrästasEstonian
- purppuraloistorastasFinnish
- Cochoa violetFrench
- Cochoa pourpréFrench
- planinski drozdCroatian
- bíborszárnyú tündérrigóHungarian
- Cochoa violaItalian
- ムラサキミヤマツグミJapanese
- purpurinė kochoaLithuanian
- purpura kočoLatvian
- PurpercochoaDutch
- purpurkotsjoaNorwegian
- liliogłów purpurowyPolish
- cochoa-púrpuraPortuguese
- cochoa-violáceoPortuguese
- Пурпурная кохоаRussian
- kočo purpurovýSlovak
- Ljubičasti kočoa drozdSerbian
- นกปีกแพรสีม่วงThai
- Mor KoçoaTurkish
- кохоа пурпуровийUkrainian
- 紫宽嘴鸫Chinese
- 紫寬嘴鶇Chinese
Relatives of the purple cochoa
Other species in the same genus Cochoa.
Green cochoa
Cochoa viridis
Javan cochoa
Cochoa azurea
Sumatran cochoa
Cochoa beccarii
ComparePurple cochoa vs Green cochoaPurple cochoa vs Javan cochoaPurple cochoa vs Sumatran cochoa
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the purple cochoa?
An adult purple cochoa weighs 103 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the purple cochoa endangered?
The purple cochoa 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 purple cochoa?
The purple cochoa (Cochoa purpurea) belongs to the family Turdidae 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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