Peruvian Plantcutter (Phytotoma raimondii)

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

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Age: Adult | Sex: Male | Loc. Bosque Pomac, Lambayeque

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Age: Adult | Sex: Female | Loc. Bosque Pomac, Lambayeque

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Age: Adult | Sex: Male | Loc. Bosque Pomac, Lambayeque

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Age: Adult | Sex: Male & Female| Loc. Trujillo|Bosque Pomac

Identification & Behavior: ~19 cm (7.4 in). The male Peruvian Plantcutter is all gray with chestnut on the belly, vent, and undertail coverts. It has a white shoulder band and wing bar. The female is heavily streaked with black on the upperparts and underparts. Both sexes have a pale yellow iris and a bushy crest. The male superficially resembles a Cinereous Finch.

Status: Endemic. The Peruvian Plantcutter is uncommon to rare throughout its range. It forages in arid semi-open woodlands and scrub in the northwestern lowlands.

Name in Spanish: Cortarrama Peruano.

Sub-species: Peruvian Plantcutter (Phytotoma raimondii), Taczanowski, 1883.

Meaning of Name: Phytotoma: Gr. phuton, phuo= plant, to grow and tomos, temno= cutting, to cut.
raimondii: Antonio Raimondi (1826-1890) Italian naturalist, explorer resident in Peru 1850-1890.

See more of the Family Cotingidae   peru aves

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.