Rupicola peruvianus sanguinolentus

(Gould, 1859)

Vernacular names
English : Andean cock-of-the-rocks
French : Coq-de-roche péruvien

Classification
Class : Aves
Order : Passeriformes
Family : Cotingidae
Notes : 3 other subspecies known

Identification
The species grows to 32 cm in length for a weight of 266 g. For this subspecies, the female is dark brown and small round crest. Male is blood red to red-orange, black wings with grey tips, big round crest. Dark orange eyes for both sexes.

Range and habitat
This subspecies is found in west Colombia and north-west Ecuador. The species occurs in the Andes from west Venezuela, north Colombia to west Bolivia. Lives in montane forests in ravines and along streams, from 500 to 2400 meters.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Appendix II
Status : The species is locally common and protected by law over most of its range. So far it isn’t threatened and lives in many protected areas.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

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