Rupicola rupicola

(Linnaeus, 1766)

Vernacular names
English : Guianan cock-of-the-rocks
French : Coq-de-roche orange

Classification
Class : Aves
Order : Passeriformes
Family : Cotingidae
Notes : No subspecies known

Identification
Adults can reach 32 cm in length and a weight of 218 g. Female is dark brown with small crest and yellow eyes. Male has black and white wings, small black tail. Rest of plumage is bright light orange with large black-edged round crest.

Range and habitat
The species occurs in South America from eastern Colombia and south half of Venezuela to the Guianas and nearby north Brazil. Lives in humid forests near rocky outcrops, up to 2000 meters.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Appendix II
Status : The species is locally common and lives in remote or protected areas. It is often trapped for local trade and disturbance at nest site is problematic.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

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