Spangled Cotinga look-alikes
Carpornis cucullata
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Hooded Berryeater
Carpornis melanocephala
Key differences
The Hooded Berryeater (formerly also in Carpornis) is similar in shape but lacks the iridescent violet-blue throat and bright yellow belly of the male Spangled Cotinga. Male Hooded Berryeaters have a black head and breast, with a green back and yellow belly. Females are also olive-green but generally lack the distinct yellowish wash on the belly seen in female Spangled Cotingas.
Bare-throated Bellbird
Procnias nudicollis
Key differences
While also a cotinga of the Atlantic Forest, the Bare-throated Bellbird is much larger and has a distinctive bare, greenish-blue throat patch in males. Its plumage is entirely white in males, and green in females, making it easily distinguishable from the Spangled Cotinga's patterned plumage.
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