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Banded cotinga vs Spangled cotinga

The banded cotinga is heavier: 65 g against 61.8 g for the spangled cotinga, about 5% more.

Banded cotinga (Cotinga maculata)
Banded cotinga CRCritically Endangered
Photo: Marco Cruz · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Spangled cotinga (Cotinga cayana)
Spangled cotinga LCLeast Concern
Photo: Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

What is the difference between a banded cotinga and a spangled cotinga?

Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.

  • The banded cotinga is heavier: 65 g against 61.8 g for the spangled cotinga, about 5% more.
  • Both belong to the genus Cotinga, so they are close relatives.
  • The banded cotinga is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List; the spangled cotinga is Least Concern.

Side by side

Banded cotingaSpangled cotinga
Scientific nameCotinga maculataCotinga cayana
FamilyCotingidaeCotingidae
OrderPasseriformesPasseriformes
Weight65 g61.8 g – 62.9 g
LengthNot recordedNot recorded
LifespanNot recordedNot recorded
Main foodNot recordedNot recorded
Habitatforestforest
Conservation statusCritically EndangeredLeast Concern
Countries recordedNot recordedNot recorded

A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.

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