Male © Joao Quental JQuental eBird S55084492 Macaulay Library ML 151835511
Female © Jorge Muñoz García CAQUETA BIRDING
Male © Richard Garrigues
Male © Andres Vasquez Noboa
Male © David Lang
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Female © Jay McGowan

Amazonian Umbrellabird Cephalopterus ornatus

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Identification

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Fantastic bird of the Amazonian region and adjacent Andean slopes. It looks like a huge crow with a bushy crest, a thick braid hanging from its throat, and pale eyes. Male is larger than female, with a longer (feathered) wattle and a white patch at the front of his crest. Flight is undulating and woodpecker-like. Inhabits tall rainforest, often along rivers, and males gather at display sites where they extend their wattles and give low pitched moos.

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