Scimitar-winged Piha (Lipaugus uropygialis)
About the Scimitar-winged Piha
The scimitar-winged piha (Lipaugus uropygialis) is a Vulnerable species of bird in the family Cotingidae, the cotingas. It is found in Bolivia and Peru. The scimitar-winged piha was originally described as Lathria uropygialis. Because of the species' unique wing structure, the describing authors suggested that subgenus Chirocylla be used for it. Later authors elevated Chirocylla to a genus for this species alone. By the late twentieth century it had been moved by most authors to genus Lipaugus and a 2014 molecular phylogenetic study confirmed its placement there. The scimitar-winged piha is monotypic. It and the dusky piha (L. fuscocinereous) are sister species; the chestnut-capped piha (L. weberi) may also belong to that clade.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 4 recordings for this species: 2 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Bolivia, Peru in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Dusky PihaLipaugus fuscocinereusrecording
- Rufous PihaLipaugus unirufusrecording
- Screaming PihaLipaugus vociferansrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.