Tijuca (bird)
Tijuca is a genus of passerine birds in the cotinga family, Cotingidae. It contains two species:
Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
Tijuca atra | Black-and-gold cotinga | Serra do Mar in south-eastern Brazil | |
Tijuca condita | Grey-winged cotinga | Serra dos Órgãos and Serra do Tinguá in Rio de Janeiro State of Brazil |
They both have small ranges, occurring in montane forest in south-east Brazil. Their diet includes fruit.
They are fairly large cotingas, 24–26.5 centimetres long. The grey-winged cotinga and female black-and-gold cotinga are mainly olive, while the male black-and-gold cotinga is mostly black with a yellow wing-speculum. They have high-pitched, whistling calls.