Dusky Piha (Lipaugus fuscocinereus)

Order: Passeriformes | Family: Cotingidae  | IUCN Status: Least Concern

dusky-piha
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Eastern Andes, Colombia

dusky-piha
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Eastern Andes, Colombia

dusky-piha
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Eastern Andes, Colombia

dusky-piha
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Eastern Andes, Colombia

Identification & Behavior: ~32 cm (12.5 in). The Dusky Piha is all gray with brownish undertail coverts. It forages in the midstory of humid montane forest in a similar fashion as other pihas or trogons; staying motionless for long periods of time before launching on insects or hanging fruit. It is similar to the Screaming Piha of Amazonia, but their ranges do not overlap.

Status: The Dusky Piha is rare in montane forests of the east slope of the Andes, on the west side of the Marañon valley, at elevations ranging between 1700-2600 m. It also occurs in Co and Ec.

Name in Spanish: Piha Oscura.

Sub-species: Dusky Piha (Lipaugus fuscocinereus), (Lafresnaye), 1843.

Meaning of Name: Lipaugus: Gr. leipo= to abandon and auge, auges= brilliance; lipauges= dark, deserted by light. fuscocinereus: L. fuscus= dusky and cinereus= ash-colored.

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Distribution Map
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References:

    • Species range based on: Schulenberg, T. S., D. F. Stotz, and L. Rico. 2006. Distribution maps of the birds of Peru, version 1.0. Environment, Culture & Conservation (ECCo). The Field Museum.  http://fm2.fieldmuseum.org/uw_test/birdsofperu on 03/01/2016.