Guianan Cock-of-the-rock
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| Rupicola rupicola Linnaeus, 1766 |
The orange plumage Guianan Cock-of-the-rock, Rupicola rupicola is a medium-sized, stout bodied passerine with an extraordinary half-moon crest, blackish orange tails, wings and silky orange filaments of inner flight feathers. As though not enough orange for one bird, this species also has orange bill, legs and skin.
The Guianan Cock-of-the-rock is distributed to the mountainous regions of Guyana, Colombia, Venezuela, Suriname, French Guiana and Amazon Brazil. The diet consists mainly of fruits.
The smallest of two cock-of-the-rocks, male is polygamous and displays in communal lek. The female builds nest of mud and plant materials attached to a vertical rock.
Widespread throughout its large range, the Guianan Cock-of-the-rock is evaluated as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
[edit] References
- BirdLife International (2004). Rupicola rupicola. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 10 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
