| Umbrellabirds | |
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| Long-wattled umbrellabird (Cephalopterus penduliger) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Cotingidae |
| Genus: | Cephalopterus E. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809 |
| Type species | |
| Cephalopterus ornatus[1] E. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809
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| Species | |
Umbrellabird is the common name referring to three species of birds in the genus Cephalopterus. They are named for their distinct umbrella-like hoods.
The umbrellabird was described by Sir Alfred Wallace, a companion of Charles Darwin, in the 1800s while on an expedition to South America.[2] Umbrellabirds face habitat loss, and two of the three species are at risk of extinction.
- ^ "Cotingidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
- ^ "Umbrellabird". AZ Animals. Retrieved 2021-10-12.