Umbrellabird
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"Cephalopterus" redirects here. For the extinct fish, see List of thelodont genera.
Umbrellabird is the common name referring to three species of birds in the genus Cephalopterus. They are named for their distinct umbrella-like hoods.
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Umbrellabirds | |
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Long-wattled umbrellabird (Cephalopterus penduliger) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Cotingidae |
Genus: | Cephalopterus E. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809 |
Type species | |
Cephalopterus ornatus[1] E. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809 | |
Species | |
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The umbrellabird was described by Sir Alfred Wallace, a companion of Charles Darwin, in the 1800s while on an expedition to South America.[2] Umbrellabirds face habitat loss, and two of the three species are at risk of extinction.