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
Andean Cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola peruvianus) [XC397324]
by Bobby Wilcox from Downhill from Tandayapa Bird Lodge, Pichincha, Ecuador (call)
Andean Cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola peruvianus) [XC896532]
by Julian Andres Zuleta Mar\u00edn from Avistamiento de aves Do\u00f1a Dora - km 55, Dagua, Valle del Cauca, Colombia (call, bill clap)
Nest
Composed of mud, located on rocky outcrops or at entrances to caves.
Subspecies
The following 4 subspecies are recognised:
peruvianus (Latham, 1790) - Central Peru (southern San Martín south to Junín).
aequatorialis Taczanowski 1889 - Andes of western Venezuela (north-western Barinas, Táchira), central and eastern Andes of Colombia, and eastern slope in Ecuador and Peru (south to Amazonas and northern San Martín).
sanguinolentus Gould, 1859 - Western Andes of Colombia and north-western Ecuador.
saturatus Cabanis & Heine, 1860 - South-eastern Peru and western Bolivia (La Paz, Cochabamba).