Chestnut-capped piha

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.

The Chestnut-capped piha is classified as Endangered (EN), considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

The Chestnut-capped Piha (Lipaugus weberi) is a species of bird in the Cotingidae family. It is endemic to Colombia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss. References - * BirdLife International 2006. Lipaugus weberi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007. More

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The Chestnut-capped Piha (Lipaugus weberi) is endemic to Colombia, where it frequents subtropical or tropical moist montanes. This species is threatened by habitat destruction. - Photo, Video and/or Article contributions are welcome! Please click here for info The Avianweb strives to maintain accurate and up-to-date information; however, mistakes do happen. If you would like to correct or update any of the information, please send us an e-mail. More

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The chestnut-capped piha is an unassuming robin-sized bird restricted to a few tiny remnant forest patches in the Antioquia Department of Colombia, in the Central Cordillera of the Andes. It is so restricted in its distribution that it evaded discovery until 1999, and has been identified by the Alliance for Zero Extinction as a priority conservation species. More

The first Chestnut-capped Piha ringed at the Reserve of its name Monday 28 January 2008. The Chestnut-capped Piha Reserve was created due to the urgency to conserve one of the most threatened and important ecosystems in the Central Cordillera of Colombia, especially the Chestnut-capped Piha (Lipaugus weberi). This species is little known and it had never been captured in the Reserve before, but, fortunately, this was achieved on December 2, 2007. More

The first Chestnut-capped Piha ringed at the Reserve of its name Monday 28 January 2008 A Chestnut-capped Piha was ringed for the first time December 2, 2007 in the Reserve of its name, located in the municipality of AnorĂ­, Antioquia, Colombia. Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_VARIABLE in /home/895/proaves/www.proaves.org/public_html/article-pagine.inc. More

Order : Passeriformes
Family : Cotingidae
Genus : Lipaugus
Species : weberi
Authority : Cuervo, Salaman, Donegan & Ochoa, 2001