| Lovely cotinga | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Cotingidae |
| Genus: | Cotinga |
| Species: | C. amabilis
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| Binomial name | |
| Cotinga amabilis Gould, 1857
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The lovely cotinga (Cotinga amabilis) is a species of bird in the family Cotingidae. It is found in North and Central America from southern Mexico through Guatemala, Belize, Honduras and Nicaragua to Costa Rica with reports from western Panama. Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest. The male is a bright turquoise blue while the female is greyish-brown with pale underparts. Because of its total population size and wide range, this species is not yet considered vulnerable.[2] The bird is mentioned in the Florentine Codex.
- ^ BirdLife International (2020). "Cotinga amabilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T22700871A137868916. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22700871A137868916.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Cotinga amibalis Birdlife International