Umbrellabirds
Cephalopterus
Umbrellabird is the common name referring to three species of birds in the genus Cephalopterus. They are named for their distinct umbrella-like hoods.
The umbrellabird was described by Sir Alfred Wallace in the 1800s while on an expedition to South America. Umbrellabirds face habitat loss, and two of the three species are at risk of extinction.
3 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 3 known species
Amazonian Umbrellabird
speciesCephalopterus ornatus
Long-wattled Umbrellabird
speciesCephalopterus penduliger
Bare-necked Umbrellabird
speciesCephalopterus glabricollis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 8807.