Species group · Birds
Cocks-of-the-rock
WAnimals has 2 species of cock-of-the-rock, in the family Cotingidae.
- 2 species
- 1 family
- 13 countries
- 21 parks
- Weight
- 190 g – 270 g
- Length
- 28 cm – 32 cm
- Lifespan
- 10 – 15 years
Ranges calculated from the profiles that record the figure, not from all 2.
All 2 species of cocks-of-the-rock on WAnimals
Each one has its own full profile. This group does not replace them: it brings them together.
Conservation status
2 Least Concern
No species documented in this group is genuinely at risk according to the IUCN, with the data available today.
Where they live
Recorded in 13 countries. The ones with the most species in the group:
Where to see them
Did you know…?
It depends literally on rock: the female sticks her mud nest to granite faces and boulders, and in stretches of forest without outcrops the species is simply absent, however good the woodland.
The males at the lek stay motionless and crouched on the ground while the female inspects them, and only start up again once she leaves: absolute stillness is part of the display.
Males gather at communal display grounds called leks, competing with synchronised displays and leaps to be chosen by the females.
The males gather at leks: as many as a dozen compete in a single clearing in the cloud forest with leaps, bill-snapping and guttural calls, while the females walk the arena and choose. The male takes no further part in anything afterwards.
Its disc-shaped crest is so prominent that it covers the bill almost entirely: only the lower part remains visible.