Long-wattled umbrellabird  (Cephalopterus penduliger)

Long-wattled umbrellabird perched on branch

Facts

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Order Passeriformes
Family Cotingidae
Genus Cephalopterus (1)

Status

Classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List 2007 (1) and listed on Appendix III of CITES (2).

Description

Information on the long-wattled umbrellabird is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (March, 2008)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org/
  2. CITES (March, 2008)
    http://www.cites.org