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cotinga (koh-TING-guh, kuh-TING-guh) - n., any of several species of tropical passerine birds (genus Cotinga and a couple related genera) of Central and South America.
Including this stunning fellow, the spangled cotinga (Cotinga cayana):
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The name is (via French) from a Tupi language, supposedly meaning bright-forest-bird (compare modern Tupi coting, to wash & tinga, white).
---L.
Including this stunning fellow, the spangled cotinga (Cotinga cayana):
Thanks, WikiMedia!
The name is (via French) from a Tupi language, supposedly meaning bright-forest-bird (compare modern Tupi coting, to wash & tinga, white).
---L.
