Blue cotinga vs Spangled cotinga
The spangled cotinga is heavier: 61.8 g against 57.2 g for the blue cotinga, about 8% more.
Photo: Francesco Veronesi from Italy · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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What is the difference between a blue cotinga and a spangled cotinga?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The spangled cotinga is heavier: 61.8 g against 57.2 g for the blue cotinga, about 8% more.
- Both belong to the genus Cotinga, so they are close relatives.
- Both are listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
Side by side
| Blue cotinga | Spangled cotinga | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Cotinga nattererii | Cotinga cayana |
| Family | Cotingidae | Cotingidae |
| Order | Passeriformes | Passeriformes |
| Weight | 57.2 g | 61.8 g – 62.9 g |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Main food | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Habitat | forest | forest |
| Conservation status | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Countries recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.
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