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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 /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/70166/spangled_cotinga_male_la_isla_escondida_colombia.html" title="Spangled Cotinga (male), La Isla Escondida, Colombia"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/70166_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=WkJ43eBJo3DVF4O65c2vFIBT5qU%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="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 /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/70167/spangled_cotinga_male_-_closeup_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,Fall,Geotagged,La Isla Escondida,Putumayo,South America,Spangled cotinga,World,cayana" /></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,Cotinga cayana,Fall,Geotagged,La Isla Escondida,Putumayo,South America,Spangled cotinga,World Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

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 :)
This is the beautiful male, easy to recognize by its bright blue feathers and red throat. They do not vocalize.

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 /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/70167/spangled_cotinga_male_-_closeup_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,Fall,Geotagged,La Isla Escondida,Putumayo,South America,Spangled cotinga,World,cayana

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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    Great birds on that trip - wow! Posted 6 years ago
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      Thanks, Barry! Posted 6 years ago
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    Stunning! Posted 6 years ago
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      Thanks :) Posted 6 years ago

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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
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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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