Order: Passeriformes (Suboscines) - Family: Cotingidae Habitat: Woods and bushland

When the White-tipped Plantcutter was changed into the family Cotingidae (formerly it belonged to Phytotomidae) it became the southernmost cotinga along with Rufous-tailed Plantcutter Phytotoma rara. It is a winter visitor. Visitante invernal en la reserva. Adult females are more frequent than adult males.

All records since January 2014

Adult male
© Pablo Serur Crest. Orange reddish iris. Broad forehead and underparts, rufous. Brown tail white-tipped on outer rectrices. Brown wings with white bands on coverts © J. Simón Tagtachian © Claudia y Diego Bastías

Adult female
© J. Simón Tagtachian Brownish. Light streaking on upperparts. Dark streaking on underparts © J. Simón Tagtachian © Sergio Cusano

Juvenile male changing into adult plumage
© Claudia y Diego Bastías	© Hugo Aguilar
© J. Simón Tagtachian	© Pablo Alberto Meoniz
© J. Simón Tagtachian

Diet
It feeds on leaves, buds and flowers
© José Alberto Lell	© J. Simón Tagtachian

More photographic records since January 2013