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Capuchinbird
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Songbirds & other perching birds

Capuchinbird

Perissocephalus tricolor (Statius Muller, 1776)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishCapuchinbird
DutchCapuchonvogel
SpanishCotinga Capuchino
Chinese三色伞鸟
Scientific namePerissocephalus tricolor (Statius Muller, 1776)

About this species

The capuchinbird or calfbird (Perissocephalus tricolor) is a large passerine bird of the family Cotingidae. It is monotypic within the genus Perissocephalus. It is found in humid forests (up to 1,400 metres (4,600 ft) but mostly below 600 m) in north-eastern South America, almost entirely north of the Amazon River and east of Rio Negro (Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil and The Guianas).

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyCotingidae
GenusPerissocephalus

In Suriname

602Records in Suriname
6iNaturalist observations
1844First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini507
  • Brokopondo51
  • Para8
  • Commewijne1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

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