Red-crested cotinga
Ampelion rubrocristatus (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837)
The red-crested cotinga (Ampelion rubrocristatus) is a species in the family Cotingidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 64.4 g to 66.3 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the red-crested cotinga
- Weight
- 64.4 g – 66.3 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 red-crested cotinga live?
Not recorded
What is the red-crested cotinga?
The red-crested cotinga (Ampelion rubrocristatus) is a species of bird in the family Cotingidae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.
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What does the red-crested cotinga sound like?
Is the red-crested cotinga endangered?
The red-crested 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 red-crested cotinga classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyCotingidae
- genusAmpelion
- SpeciesAmpelion rubrocristatus (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837)
Synonyms Ampelion rubrocristata, Ampelion rubrocristata rubrocristata, Ampelis rubrocristata
Other names and names in other languages (28)
- قطنجة حمراء العرفArabic
- cotinga emplomallat foscCatalan
- kotinga červenochocholkatáCzech
- Rødtoppet KotingaDanish
- RotschopfkotingaGerman
- ruĝkresta kotingoEsperanto
- cotinga crestadaSpanish
- Cotinga crestirrojoSpanish
- punatupsukotingaFinnish
- Cotinga à huppe rougeFrench
- pepeljasta kotingaCroatian
- Cotinga crestarossaItalian
- アカカンムリカザリドリJapanese
- raudonkuodis ampelionasLithuanian
- RoodkuifcotingaDutch
- rødtoppkotingaNorwegian
- andowiec czarniawyPolish
- cotinga-de-poupa-vermelhaPortuguese
- cotinga-de-crista-vermelhaPortuguese
- Краснохохлый ампелионRussian
- Свиристелевая котингаRussian
- chocholiar červenohrivýSlovak
- Kotinga sa crvenom ćubomSerbian
- rödtofskotingaSwedish
- Kızıl Taçlı KotingaTurkish
- андець чорнийUkrainian
- 紅冠傘鳥Chinese
- 红冠伞鸟Chinese
Relatives of the red-crested cotinga
Other species in the same genus Ampelion.
Chestnut-crested cotinga
Ampelion rufaxilla
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the red-crested cotinga?
An adult red-crested cotinga weighs 64.4 g – 66.3 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the red-crested cotinga endangered?
The red-crested 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 red-crested cotinga?
The red-crested cotinga (Ampelion rubrocristatus) 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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