White-winged Cotinga

The white-winged cotinga is about 19 cm (7.5 in) long and weighs 56 to 67 g (2.0 to 2.4 oz). The species is sexually dimorphic. Adult males have a mostly glossy purplish black head, body, and tail though it is somewhat lighter on the uppertail coverts. Their wing is mostly white with purplish black coverts, some red on the tertials, and black tips on the primaries. Adult females have an ash-gray head and upperparts. Their wings and tail are mostly a darker gray with white outer edges on some wing feathers. Their underparts are a paler gray than their back with some darker mottling on the breast. Both sexes have a pale yellow iris and brownish black legs and feet with buff soles. Their dark brownish horn-colored bill has a wide base and a slight hook at the end. Immature males resemble adult females and acquire adult plumage in their second year.

The white-winged cotinga primarily is found coastally in eastern Brazil from Paraíba south to northern Rio de Janeiro state, with scattered records further south and inland. It primarily inhabits dense humid forest and also occurs in more open woodland, semi-deciduous forest, and scrubby forest on sandy soil. In elevation it ranges from sea level to 900 m (3,000 ft). The ranges of the three Xipholena cotingas do not overlap.

The white-winged cotinga feeds mostly on a wide variety of fruit and includes some insects and occasionally flowers in its diet. Its foraging behavior has not been described.