Cotinga nattererii
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The blue cotinga (Cotinga nattererii) is a species of bird in the family Cotingidae. It is found in Colombia, north-west Ecuador, eastern to western Panama and western Venezuela in tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest. In relation to range and population size this species is not considered to be vulnerable.
The blue cotinga is a plump, dove-like bird with a small head. It grows to a length of about 7 inches (18 cm). The male has glossy blue plumage and a black bib with a purple iridescent sheen on the throat and breast. There is a black ring round the eye, and the wings and tail are black with broad blue margins. On the belly there is a circular patch of purple. The female looks quite different; she is dark brown above, each feather having a pale margin which gives the bird a scaly appearance, and the underparts are pale brown with each feather having a buff margin. The turquoise cotinga (Cotinga ridgwayi) is a similar species with which this bird might be confused, but it has a different range.
This species is native to Central America and South America. Its range extends from central Panama southwards to... Wikipedia →
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Utría National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | San Lorenzo Protected Forest | 🇵🇦 Panama |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xcaret | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Warsaw Zoo | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 3 | Bird Paradise | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 4 | Rainforest Wild Asia | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 5 | herpetarium warszawskiego ZOO | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 6 | akwarium warszawskiego ZOO | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 7 | hipopotamiarnia i akwarium morskie warszawskiego ZOO | 🇵🇱 Poland |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Blue Cotinga sighting in San Lorenzo Protected Forest on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 228th most-seen of the 249 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Blue Cotinga in San Lorenzo Protected Forest on a given day, against under 5% in June, August–September and November–March, the lowest months. That is one of San Lorenzo Protected Forest's wettest months, with about 390 mm of rain against 65 mm in February.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Blue 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.
5th of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Blue Cotinga sightings, San Lorenzo Protected Forest ranks 5th at under 5%. The best odds are in Soberanía National Park (Panama, about 20%), Chagres National Park (Panama, about 20%) and Utría National Natural Park (Colombia, about 10%).
Same family: Cotingidae
The closest relatives of the Blue Cotinga that you can see in San Lorenzo Protected Forest (family Cotingidae, Cotingas) are Masked Tityra (about 20%), Purple-throated Fruitcrow (about 20%) and White-winged Becard (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Blue Cotinga is recorded against all the birds logged in San Lorenzo Protected Forest (7 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.
