Species profile
White-tipped Plantcutter
Phytotoma rutila
Quick answer
occurs in Bolivia, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and Brazil, where it is recorded only in RS and occurs occasionally as a winter visitor in the extreme western region of the state (Belton, 1985), especially in the region of the Espinilho State Park (FZBRS, 2013). Photographic records indicate that this species occurs in RS only between April and August (WikiAves, 2016).
- Scientific name
- Phytotoma rutila
- Family
- Cotingidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Phytotoma
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
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Related species in Cotingidae
- Amazonian Umbrellabird (Cephalopterus ornatus)
- Andean cock of the rock (Rupicola peruvianus)
- 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)