Guianan Cock-of-the-rock - BirdForum Opus

Male
Photo by Anselmo d Affonseca
Amazonas, Brazil, Sept., 2014

Rupicola rupicola

Identification

27–32 cm (10½-12½)
Male

• Bright orange overall plumage
• Semi-circular disc-shaped crest from forehead to nape
  

Female

• Olive-grey plumage
• Crest is smaller

Similar Species

In the male, the crest is bordered with a dark stripe while the wing is much less dark than in Andean Cock-of-the-Rock. Female is much darker than female Andean Cock-of-the-Rock.

Distribution

South America: found from easternColombia to southern Venezuela, The Guianas, and northern Amazonian Brazil.

Photo by juninho
Kaieteur Falls, Guyana, March 2005

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

Habitat

Humid forest, with rocky walls necessary for nesting. Mostly found up to 1200 m, occasionally occuring to 2000 m.

Behaviour

Diet

Their main diet consists of fruit, with the addition of insects, small reptiles and frogs.

Breeding

Males display in leks.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved February 2016)
3. Neotropical Birds. Cornell.

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Guianan Cock-of-the-rock. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 12 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Guianan_Cock-of-the-rock

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