White-winged cotinga
Xipholena atropurpurea (M. Wied-Neuwied, 1820)
The white-winged cotinga (Xipholena atropurpurea) is a species in the family Cotingidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 61.3 g to 61.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.
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Quick facts about the white-winged cotinga
- Weight
- 61.3 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
- 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 white-winged cotinga live?
Not recorded
What is the white-winged cotinga?
The white-winged cotinga (Xipholena atropurpurea) is a Vulnerable species of bird in the family Cotingidae. It is endemic to Brazil.
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Is the white-winged cotinga endangered?
The white-winged cotinga is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.
- 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 Vulnerable species.
How is the white-winged cotinga classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyCotingidae
- genusXipholena
- SpeciesXipholena atropurpurea (M. Wied-Neuwied, 1820)
Synonyms Ampelis atro-purpurea, Ampelis atropurpurea
Other names and names in other languages (38)
- قطنجة بيضاء الجناحينArabic
- cotinga alablancCatalan
- kotinga bělokřídláCzech
- cotinga porffor adeinwynWelsh
- HvidvingekotingaDanish
- SchmuckflügelkotingaGerman
- Weißflügel-KotingaGerman
- Weißflügel-PompadourkotingaGerman
- Weißflügel-PurpurvogelGerman
- blankflugila kotingoEsperanto
- Cotinga AliblancaSpanish
- Cotinga aliblancoSpanish
- جواهرمرغ بالسفیدPersian
- valkosiipikotingaFinnish
- Cotinga porphyrionFrench
- bjelokrila kotingaCroatian
- fehérszárnyú kotingaHungarian
- Cotinga alibiancheItalian
- ハジロカザリドリJapanese
- baltasparnė dailioji kotingaLithuanian
- WitvleugelcotingaDutch
- hvitvingekotingaNorwegian
- palmożer białoskrzydłyPolish
- anambé-de-asa-brancaPortuguese
- Bacacu-de-asa-brancaPortuguese
- cotinga-d'asa-brancaPortuguese
- Белокрылая котингаRussian
- Белокрылая украшенная котингаRussian
- Белокрылая (украшенная) котингаRussian
- kotinga bielokrídlaSlovak
- Belokrila kotingaSerbian
- vitvingekotingaSwedish
- Sydlig vitvingekotingaSwedish
- vitvingad kotingaSwedish
- Ak Kanatlı KotingaTurkish
- котинга-білокрил південнаUkrainian
- 白翅伞鸟Chinese
- 白翅傘鳥Chinese
Relatives of the white-winged cotinga
Other species in the same genus Xipholena.
Pompadour cotinga
Xipholena punicea
White-tailed cotinga
Xipholena lamellipennis
CompareWhite-winged cotinga vs Pompadour cotingaWhite-winged cotinga vs White-tailed cotinga
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the white-winged cotinga?
An adult white-winged cotinga weighs 61.3 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the white-winged cotinga endangered?
The white-winged cotinga 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 white-winged cotinga?
The white-winged cotinga (Xipholena atropurpurea) 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
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