The cochoas (from ''cocho'',

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Cochoa purpurea The purple cochoa (''Cochoa purpurea'') 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 Muscicapi ...

'') are medium-sized frugivorous, insectivorous and molluscivorous birds in the genus ''Cochoa''. Their bright contrasting plumage patterns, sexual dimorphism and feeding habits made their systematic position difficult to ascertain in early times, Richard Bowdler Sharpe placed them with the

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in 1879 while many considered them as some kind of aberrant thrush. The genus was previously included in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae but

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studies have shown that it is more closely related to the

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family Turdidae.

Species

These are southeast Asian forest-dwelling species, often found near water. The genus contains the following species: Cô Cô Xanh chim mái (femal)

References

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