| Purple cochoa | |
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| Male from West Sikkim | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Turdidae |
| Genus: | Cochoa |
| Species: | C. purpurea
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| Binomial name | |
| Cochoa purpurea Hodgson, 1836
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The purple cochoa (Cochoa purpurea) is a brightly coloured bird found in the temperate forests of Asia. It is a quiet and elusive bird species that has been considered to be related to the thrushes of family Turdidae or the related Muscicapidae (Old World flycatchers). They are found in dark forested areas and is found in the canopy, where it often sits motionless.
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Cochoa purpurea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22710144A94236723. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22710144A94236723.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.