Meet Blue Cotinga-A Gorgeous Rare Bird With Bright Blue Plumage (7 Photos)

This extraordinarily beautiful bird of humid tropical forests is found only in eastern Panama and parts of Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador. Laura saw and photographed two males in Darien Province in Panama. The blue cotinga (in Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela and Panama) (Cotinga nattererii), is a species of passeriform bird belonging to the Cotinga genus of the Cotingidae family. It is native to Colombia, northwestern Ecuador, eastern and central Panama, and western Venezuela.

It is 18 to 18.5 cm in length and has a short, black bill. Adult, its shape resembles that of a pigeon. Sexual dimorphism is very pronounced. Most of the male's plumage is bright blue. It has a black eye ring. The wings are black, with the exception of the small coverts and when flapping, blue edges are seen on the feathers. On the throat and upper part of the chest, it has a purplish black spot. The belly is decorated with a blackish purple stripe.