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umbrella bird

World Encyclopedia | 2005 | 298 words | Copyright

umbrella bird Any of three species of large tropical American birds, each with a retractile, black, umbrella-like crest, and a long, often tubular-shaped, feathered lappet (tuft) on the throat. The ornate umbrella bird (Cephalopterus ornatus) lives in trees and feeds on fruits. Family Cotingidae.

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