Cotinga nattererii
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
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 |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Blue Cotinga sighting in Soberanía National Park on a given day, based on 2,226 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 113th most-seen of the 449 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September and October
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Blue Cotinga in Soberanía National Park on a given day, against about 10% in November and December, the lowest months. Those are among Soberanía National Park's wettest months, with about 320 mm of rain a month against 25 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.
Yes
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Blue Cotinga sightings, Soberanía National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come 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 Soberanía National Park (family Cotingidae, Cotingas) are Purple-throated Fruitcrow (about 30%), Masked Tityra (about 30%) and Cinnamon 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 Soberanía National Park (2,226 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.
