Species profile
Kinglet Calyptura
Calyptura cristata
Quick answer
Pardalotus cristatus Vieillot, 1818 MZUT AV 16101; previously mounted; unsexed adult; Brazil, no date. Remarks. — Hume & Walters (2012) considered C. cristata to be Possibly Extinct, but BirdLife International (2018) continue to treat the species as Critically Endangered, with its population estimated at fewer than <50 mature individuals.
- Scientific name
- Calyptura cristata
- Family
- Cotingidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Calyptura
- Conservation status
- Critically Endangered
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Related species in Cotingidae
- Amazonian Umbrellabird (Cephalopterus ornatus)
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- Andean Mourner (Laniisoma buckleyi)
- Apolo Cotinga (Phibalura boliviana)
- Band-tailed Fruiteater (Pipreola intermedia)
- Banded Cotinga (Cotinga maculata)
- Bare-Necked Fruitcrow (Gymnoderus foetidus)
- Bare-necked Umbrellabird (Cephalopterus glabricollis)