The white tailed cotinga (''Xipholena lamellipennis'') is a species of

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in the family Cotingidae. It is

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Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...

in the northern portions of the

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's southeast quadrant. Its natural

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is subtropical or tropical moist lowland

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''Xipholena'' range overview

Of the three ''Xipholena'' genera, ''X. atropurpurea'', the white winged cotinga is located on southeastern coastal Brazil in a 125 km wide restricted range strip stretching about 3500 kilometers.

Pompadour cotinga The pompadour cotinga (''Xipholena punicea'') is a species of bird in the family Cotinga, Cotingidae. This species lives in the Amazonian rainforest and has a range that extends across the Amazon Basin and includes Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Venezue ...

, ''X. punicea'' and white-tailed cotinga, ''X. lamellipennis'' complete a total range of the

, with the white tailed cotinga completing the entire range of the southeast Amazon quadrant, the northern portion. This range does not cross the Amazon River into the northeast quadrant with the

Guianas The Guianas, also spelled Guyanas or Guayanas, are a geographical region in north-eastern South America. Strictly, the term refers to the three Guianas: Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana, formerly British Guiana, British, Surinam (Dutch colo ...

. The range only abuts the southwest quadrant of the pompadour cotinga, with no overlapping. The white tailed cotinga's southeast Amazon Basin range encompasses the lower drainage, (about one third), of the Tocantins-

Araguaia River The Araguaia River ( , Karajá language, Karajá: ♂ ''Berohokỹ'' eɾohoˈkə̃ ♀ ''Bèrakuhukỹ'' ɛɾakuhuˈkə̃ is one of the major rivers of Brazil, and a tributary of the Tocantins River. Geography The Araguaia River comes from ...

system, and ends in the east at the Atlantic Ocean in the state of

Maranhão Maranhão () is a States of Brazil, state in Brazil. Located in the country's Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast Region, it has a population of about 7 million and an area of and it is divided into 217 municipalities. Clockwise from north, it ...

. To the west, it encompasses the lower reaches of the tributary, the

Tapajós River The Tapajós ( ) is a river in Brazil. It runs through the Amazon Rainforest and is a major tributary of the Amazon River. When combined with the Juruena River, the Tapajós is approximately long. Prior to a drastic increase in illegal gold mi ...

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* white-tailed cotinga Birds of the Brazilian Amazon Birds of Southern Amazonia Endemic birds of Brazil white-tailed cotinga Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxa named by Frédéric de Lafresnaye {{Cotingidae-stub