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Spangled cotinga vs Turquoise cotinga

The spangled cotinga is heavier: 61.8 g against 57.2 g for the turquoise cotinga, about 8% more.

Spangled cotinga (Cotinga cayana)
Spangled cotinga LCLeast Concern
Photo: Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Turquoise cotinga (Cotinga ridgwayi)
Turquoise cotinga VUVulnerable
Photo: Randall Leonardo Ortega Chaves · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

What is the difference between a spangled cotinga and a turquoise 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 turquoise cotinga, about 8% more.
  • Both belong to the genus Cotinga, so they are close relatives.
  • The spangled cotinga is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List; the turquoise cotinga is Vulnerable.

Side by side

Spangled cotingaTurquoise cotinga
Scientific nameCotinga cayanaCotinga ridgwayi
FamilyCotingidaeCotingidae
OrderPasseriformesPasseriformes
Weight61.8 g – 62.9 g53.4 g – 62.8 g
LengthNot recordedNot recorded
LifespanNot recordedNot recorded
Main foodNot recordedNot recorded
Habitatforestforest
Conservation statusLeast ConcernVulnerable
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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