Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Cotingas :: Andean Cock-of-the-Rock

Andean Cock-of-the-Rock Rupicola peruviana

Described by: Latham (1790)
Alternate common name(s): Andean Cock-of-the-rock, Red Cock-of-the-rock
Old scientific name(s): Rupicola peruvianus

Photographs

Colombia - Date unknown © Juan Guillermo Jaramillo  Colombia - Date unknown © Juan Guillermo Jaramillo  Mindo, Pichincha Province, Ecuador - Jun 25, 2004 © Lou Hegedus  Mindo, Pichincha Province, Ecuador - Jun 25, 2004 © Lou Hegedus  Mindo, Pichincha Province, Ecuador - Feb, 2007 © Lou Hegedus 
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Range

Andes of w. South America;
Two populations;
(1) Ex. w. Venezuela, Colombia (w. slope of the Andes at Virolin), nw. Ecuador (Mindo-Nambillo Forest). (2) E. slope of the Andes in w. Venezuela, Colombia, e. Ecuador and n. Peru.
(3) C. Peru.
(4) Se. Peru and wc. Bolivia (La Paz, Cochabamba).

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Jeff Blincows Sound Gallery

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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