Andean Cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola peruvianus)

Other Scientific Names
Rupicola peruviana [BirdLife International (2004)], Rupicola peruviana [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)], Rupicola peruviana [Stotz et al. (1996)]

Other Names (World)
Andean Cock-of-the-rock, Red Cock-of-the-rock

Family
Cotingidae (Cotingas)

Size
30 - 32 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Latham, 1790)

Habitat
Ravines, forested streams of cloud forests of the Andes. From 500 - 2,400 m.

Range (Guide)

Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2020) and decreasing.

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Habits
Generally shy and inconspicuous.

Food
Mainly of fruit and insects. Also small vertebrates such as frogs or lizards.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (51)...)

Andean Cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola peruvianus) [XC584248]
by David Monroy Rengifo from San Francisco de Borja (Virgilio Davila), Quijos, Napo, Ecuador (song)

Andean Cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola peruvianus) [XC682223]
by Mauricio Cuellar Ramirez (@Birding.travel) from Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge, San Pedro, Pilcopata Road, Dpto. Cusco, Peru (call)

Nest
Composed of mud, located on rocky outcrops or at entrances to caves.

Eggs (Guide)
2; white.

Subspecies
The following 4 subspecies are recognised:

peruvianus (Latham, 1790) - Central Peru (southern San Mart�n south to Jun�n).
aequatorialis Taczanowski 1889 - Andes of western Venezuela (north-western Barinas, T�chira), central and eastern Andes of Colombia, and eastern slope in Ecuador and Peru (south to Amazonas and northern San Mart�n).
sanguinolentus Gould, 1859 - Western Andes of Colombia and north-western Ecuador.
saturatus Cabanis & Heine, 1860 - South-eastern Peru and western Bolivia (La Paz, Cochabamba).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Andean Cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola peruvianus) - 10 files

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