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Spangled Cotinga (male), La Isla Escondida, Colombia An exclusive canopy bird, guess where we were: in a treehouse 30m up, directly in the canopy :)<br /> This is the beautiful male, easy to recognize by its bright blue feathers and red throat. They do not vocalize.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/70167/spangled_cotinga_male_-_closeup_la_isla_escondida_colombia.html" title="Spangled Cotinga (male) - closeup, La Isla Escondida, Colombia"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/70167_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=VOFDD2q0vuVXv8DhXh6sD7UUYoo%3D" width="200" height="144" alt="Spangled Cotinga (male) - closeup, La Isla Escondida, Colombia An exclusive canopy bird, guess where we were: in a treehouse 30m up, directly in the canopy :)<br /> This is the beautiful male, easy to recognize by its bright blue feathers and red throat. They do not vocalize.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/70166/spangled_cotinga_male_la_isla_escondida_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/70172/spangled_cotinga_male_-_back_la_isla_escondida_colombia.html Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,Cotinga cayana,Fall,Geotagged,La Isla Escondida,Putumayo,South America,Spangled cotinga,World" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/70172/spangled_cotinga_male_-_back_la_isla_escondida_colombia.html" title="Spangled Cotinga (male) - back, La Isla Escondida, Colombia"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/70172_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=EZ1XiD62i3MsrGZ9cHKg0VW7cf8%3D" width="152" height="152" alt="Spangled Cotinga (male) - back, La Isla Escondida, Colombia An exclusive canopy bird, guess where we were: in a treehouse 30m up, directly in the canopy :)<br /> This is the beautiful male, easy to recognize by its bright blue feathers and red throat. They do not vocalize.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/70166/spangled_cotinga_male_la_isla_escondida_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/70167/spangled_cotinga_male_-_closeup_la_isla_escondida_colombia.html Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,Cotinga cayana,Fall,Geotagged,La Isla Escondida,Putumayo,South America,Spangled cotinga,World" /></a></figure> Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,Fall,Geotagged,La Isla Escondida,Putumayo,South America,Spangled cotinga,World,cayana Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Spangled Cotinga (male), La Isla Escondida, Colombia

An exclusive canopy bird, guess where we were: in a treehouse 30m up, directly in the canopy :)
This is the beautiful male, easy to recognize by its bright blue feathers and red throat. They do not vocalize.

Spangled Cotinga (male) - closeup, La Isla Escondida, Colombia An exclusive canopy bird, guess where we were: in a treehouse 30m up, directly in the canopy :)<br /> This is the beautiful male, easy to recognize by its bright blue feathers and red throat. They do not vocalize.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/70166/spangled_cotinga_male_la_isla_escondida_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/70172/spangled_cotinga_male_-_back_la_isla_escondida_colombia.html Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,Cotinga cayana,Fall,Geotagged,La Isla Escondida,Putumayo,South America,Spangled cotinga,World

Spangled Cotinga (male) - back, La Isla Escondida, Colombia An exclusive canopy bird, guess where we were: in a treehouse 30m up, directly in the canopy :)<br /> This is the beautiful male, easy to recognize by its bright blue feathers and red throat. They do not vocalize.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/70166/spangled_cotinga_male_la_isla_escondida_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/70167/spangled_cotinga_male_-_closeup_la_isla_escondida_colombia.html Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,Cotinga cayana,Fall,Geotagged,La Isla Escondida,Putumayo,South America,Spangled cotinga,World

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The Spangled cotinga

The spangled cotinga is a species of bird in the family Cotingidae, the cotingas. It is found in the canopy of the Amazon Rainforest in South America.

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Similar species: Perching Birds
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Dec 1, 2018. Captured Oct 18, 2018 07:27 in Orito, Putumayo, Colombia.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/8.0
  • 1/500s
  • ISO64
  • 550mm
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Captured in the fall. More fall photos.