One of the 2 cocks-of-the-rock on WAnimals
Birds · Passeriformes · Cotingidae
Guianan Cock-Of-The-Rock
Rupicola rupicola
Least Concern
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
The Guianan cock-of-the-rock is the northern relative of the Andean species, a uniform intense orange with a disc-shaped crest that covers its bill. It is endemic to the Guiana Shield, where it depends on granite outcrops: the female builds a mud nest attached to a rock face, often inside caves and crevices. The males gather at leks on the forest floor, where they compete with postures, leaps and bill-snapping.
Weight
190 g – 220 g
Size
28 cm – 32 cm
Life expectancy
15 years
