Xipholena punicea
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
The pompadour cotinga (Xipholena punicea) is a species of bird in the family Cotingidae. This species lives in the Amazonian rainforest and has a range that extends across the Amazon Basin and includes Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, and the Guianas. The pompadour cotinga is primarily a frugivore but has been known to consume insects on occasion. This species of cotinga is distinct in that the males have a burgundy head and body, bright white wings, and yellow eyes. Like other members of the Cotingidae, this species is sexually dimorphic and the females have a pale grey head and body. Although there are not many documented observations of the nesting behavior of these birds, the males are known to perform elaborate mating displays for the females who then raise the young alone.
Due to its arboreal habitat and generally remote distribution, behavior observations are rare. Pompadour cotinga coloration has been studied extensively, but little is known about the natural history of its behavior and existence in its habitat. Despite threats to Amazonian habitat in recent years, the pompadour cotinga remains a species of least concern.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Memphis Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Bird Paradise | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 4 | Rainforest Wild Asia | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 5 | Dallas World Aquarium | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pompadour Cotinga sighting in Brownsberg Nature Park on a given day, based on 29 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 126th most-seen of the 221 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February, August and October
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Pompadour Cotinga in Brownsberg Nature Park on a given day, against under 5% in December and January, the lowest months. Those are among Brownsberg Nature Park's driest months, with about 120 mm of rain a month against 490 mm in May. May to July have too few records to rate.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pompadour Cotinga sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Brownsberg Nature Park, in our data
Brownsberg Nature Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Pompadour Cotinga sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Cotingidae
The closest relatives of the Pompadour Cotinga that you can see in Brownsberg Nature Park (family Cotingidae, Cotingas) are Screaming Piha (about 50%), Wing-barred Piprites (about 30%) and Russet-winged Schiffornis (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pompadour Cotinga is recorded against all the birds logged in Brownsberg Nature Park (29 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
