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Purple Cochoa

Cochoa purpurea Hodgson, BH 1836

The purple cochoa is a brightly coloured bird found in the temperate forests of Asia. It is a quiet and elusive bird species that has been considered to be related to the thrushes of family Turdidae or the related Muscicapidae. They are found in dark forested areas and is found in the canopy, where it often sits motionless. Source: Wikipedia

Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Turdidae
Genus:
   Cochoa
Scientific:
  Cochoa purpurea


Original description

Citation:
  Hodgson, BH 1836

Reference:
   J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 5 p.359

Protonym:
  Cochoa purpurea

Type locality:
  Nepal.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37188468


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  65A535DAFF8F2575

Avibase ID:
  avibase-65A535DA

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/65A535DA


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 559381

Geographic range:

  • Cochoa purpurea: montane forest of Himalayas from northern India (Uttarakhand) eastward to western Arunachal Pradesh and southern Assam hills, eastern Myanmar, south-central China (southern Sichuan and Yunnan), northwestern Thailand, northern Laos, and northern Vietnam (northern Tonkin)
English:
Purple Cochoa
Catalan:
cotxoa emmascarada
Czech:
drozdovec purpurový
Danish:
Purpurcochoa
German:
Purpurschnäpperdrossel
Spanish:
Cochoa Púrpura
Spanish (Spain):
Cochoa Púrpura
Finnish:
purppuraloistorastas
French:
Cochoa violet
Croatian:
planinski drozd
Hungarian:
bíborszárnyú tündérrigó
Italian:
Cochoa viola
Japanese (romaji):
murasakimiyamatsugumi
Japanese:
ムラサキミヤマツグミ
Lithuanian:
Purpurinė kochoa
Dutch:
Purpercochoa
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Purpurkotsjoa
Norwegian:
Purpurkotsjoa
Polish:
liliogłów purpurowy
Portuguese:
cochoa-violáceo
Portuguese (Portugal):
cochoa-púrpura
Russian:
Пурпурная кохоа
Slovak:
kočo purpurový
Serbian:
Ljubičasti kočoa drozd
Swedish:
purpurcochoa
Ukrainian:
Кохоа пурпуровий
Chinese:
紫宽嘴鸫
Chinese (Traditional):
紫寬嘴鶇


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Purple Cochoa ( Cochoa purpurea)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Purple Cochoa ( Cochoa purpurea)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Purple Cochoa ( Cochoa purpurea)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Purple Cochoa ( Cochoa purpurea)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Purple Cochoa ( Cochoa purpurea)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Purple Cochoa ( Cochoa purpurea)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Purple Cochoa ( Cochoa purpurea)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Purple Cochoa ( Cochoa purpurea)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Purple Cochoa ( Cochoa purpurea)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Purple Cochoa ( Cochoa purpurea)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Purple Cochoa ( Cochoa purpurea)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
Purple Cochoa ( Cochoa purpurea)
Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Purple Cochoa ( Cochoa purpurea)
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Purple Cochoa ( Cochoa purpurea)
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Purple Cochoa ( Cochoa purpurea)
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Purple Cochoa ( Cochoa purpurea)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Purple Cochoa ( Cochoa purpurea)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Purple Cochoa ( Cochoa purpurea)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Purple Cochoa ( Cochoa purpurea)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Cochoa pourpré ( Cochoa purpurea)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Cochoa pourpré ( Cochoa purpurea)
Clements 1st edition:
Purple Cochoa ( Cochoa purpurea)
Clements, version 2021:
Purple Cochoa ( Cochoa purpurea)
Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements, version 2024:
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Clements 3rd edition:
Purple Cochoa ( Cochoa purpurea)
Clements 4th edition:
Purple Cochoa ( Cochoa purpurea)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Purple Cochoa ( Cochoa purpurea)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Purple Cochoa ( Cochoa purpurea)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
Purple Cochoa ( Cochoa purpurea)
Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 1.54:
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eBird version 1.55:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2016:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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eBird version 2024:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Purple Cochoa ( Cochoa purpurea)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Purple Cochoa ( Cochoa purpurea)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Purple Cochoa ( Cochoa purpurea)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Purple Cochoa ( Cochoa purpurea)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Purple Cochoa ( Cochoa purpurea)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Purple Cochoa ( Cochoa purpurea)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Purple Cochoa ( Cochoa purpurea)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Purple Cochoa ( Cochoa purpurea)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Purple Cochoa ( Cochoa purpurea)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Purple Cochoa ( Cochoa purpurea)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Purple Cochoa ( Cochoa purpurea)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Purple Cochoa ( Cochoa purpurea)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Purple Cochoa ( Cochoa purpurea)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Purple Cochoa ( Cochoa purpurea)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Purple Cochoa ( Cochoa purpurea)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Purple Cochoa ( Cochoa purpurea)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Purple Cochoa ( Cochoa purpurea)
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Purple Cochoa ( Cochoa purpurea)
Oriental Bird Club:
Purple Cochoa ( Cochoa purpurea)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Cochoa purpurea
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Cochoa purpurea
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Cochoa purpurea
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Purple Cochoa ( Cochoa purpurea)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Purple Cochoa ( Cochoa purpurea)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Purple Cochoa ( Cochoa purpurea)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Cochoa purpurea
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Cochoa purpurea

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Bengali: বেগুনি কোচোয়া
Catalan: cotxoa emmascarada
Czech: drozdovec purpurový, drozdovek purpurový, Skalnícek purpurový
Danish: Purpurcochoa
German: Purpurschnäpperdrossel, Purpur-Schnäpperdrossel
English: Purple Cochoa, Purple Thrush
English, HBW: Purple Cochoa
English (IOC): Purple Cochoa
English (United States): Purple Cochoa
Esperanto: Purpura koĥoao
Spanish: Cochoa Púrpura
Spanish (Spain): Cochoa Púrpura
Spanish (HBW): Purple Cochoa
Estonian: purpurrästas
Finnish: Purppuraloistorastas
French: Cochoa mauve, Cochoa pourpré, Cochoa violet
Croatian: planinski drozd
Hungarian: bíborszárnyú tündérrigó
Italian: Cochoa purpurea, Cochoa viola
Japanese (romaji): murasaki miyama tsugumi, murasakimiyamatsugumi
Japanese: ムラサキミヤマツグミ
Japanese (Kanji): 紫深山鶇
Scientific: Cochoa purpurea
Lithuanian: Purpurinė kochoa
Latvian: purpura kočo
Nepali: बैजनी कचोवा
Dutch: Purpercochoa
Norwegian Nynorsk: Purpurkotsjoa
Norwegian: Purpurkotsjoa
Polish: lilioglów purpurowy, liliogłów purpurowy
Pinyin: zǐ kuān-zuǐ-dōng
Portuguese: cochoa-violáceo
Portuguese (Portugal): cochoa-púrpura
Russian: Пурпурная кохоа, Пурпурный кохоа
Slovak: kočo purpurový
Serbian: Ljubičasta kočoa, Ljubičasti kočoa drozd
Swedish: Purpurcochoa
Thai: นกปีกแพรม่วง, นกปีกแพรสีม่วง
Thai (Transliteration): nók pìik-pʰraee sĭi-mûaŋ
Turkish: Mor koçoa
Ukrainian: Кохоа пурпуровий
Vietnamese: Chim Cô cô đầu xám, Cô cô đầu xám
Chinese: 紫宽嘴鸫
Chinese (Traditional): 紫寬嘴鶇

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