Amazonian umbrellabird (Cephalopterus ornatus) Description
Oiseaux brillans du Brésil.
Date 1834.
Source http://www.flickr.com/photos/biodivlibrary/20119828023
Author Descourtilz, J. T.
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Oiseaux_brillans_du_Br%C3%A9sil_(20119828023).jpg
The Amazonian umbrellabird (Cephalopterus ornatus) is a species of bird in the family Cotingidae native to the Amazon basin with a separate population on the eastern slopes of the Andes. This species occurs in two main populations: One found in woodland and forest, mainly near rivers, in the Amazon basin, and a second found in forested foothills of the eastern Andes.
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Cotingidae
Genus: Cephalopterus
Species: Cephalopterus ornatus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809
