Cotinga

Cotinga, a genus of Passerine birds, represented by six species in Central and in tropical South America. The family (Cotingidæ) to which they belong is often called the Chatterers of South America, though the name Chatterers (q.v.) is by others confined to the Ampelidæ. They are fruit-eating birds, and the males are very beautifully adorned in blue or violet at the breeding season. See COCK OF THE ROCK.