Banded cotinga

Cotinga maculata

The Banded cotinga (Cotinga maculata) is a bird found in Brazil. Found in Brazil. It eats fruit and insects and other small invertebrates. The IUCN Red List lists it as Critically Endangered.

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Scientific name	Cotinga maculata
Region	South America
Found in	Brazil

🏡 Where the Banded cotinga lives

Found in Brazil.

🍽️ What it eats

🍎 Fruit60%
🐛 Insects & bugs40%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Critically EndangeredAlmost gone from the wild.

💡 It weighs about 65 grams. It mostly eats fruit and insects and other small creatures.

Questions about the Banded cotinga

Where does the Banded cotinga live?

The Banded cotinga lives in Brazil. Found in Brazil.

What does the Banded cotinga eat?

fruit (about 60%), insects and other small invertebrates (about 40%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Banded cotinga endangered?

Almost gone from the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Critically Endangered.

More birds from South America

Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.