purpletuft

Questions

What does purpletuft mean?

Any of the genus Iodopleura of small, short-tailed birds found in the canopy of forests in tropical South America.

Where does purpletuft come from?

From purple + tuft, a reference to the purple feather tufts on the flanks of the male.

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