Black-and-gold Cotinga vs Andean Cock-of-the-rock

Lipaugus ater comparado con Rupicola peruvianus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Black-and-gold Cotinga Andean Cock-of-the-rock
Nombre científico Lipaugus ater Rupicola peruvianus
Orden Passeriformes Passeriformes
Familia Cotingidae Cotingidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 29,0 cm (11.4 in) 36,7 cm (14.4 in)
Peso 129,0 g (4.55 oz) 245,0 g (8.64 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta -- 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Black-and-gold Cotinga only

Ninguno

Andean Cock-of-the-rock only

Ninguno

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Black-and-gold Cotinga

Least Concern

Andean Cock-of-the-rock

About These Birds

Black-and-gold Cotinga

The Black-and-gold Cotinga is a rare cotinga of the cloud forests of the Colombian and Ecuadorian Andes. Males are strikingly patterned in glossy black and gold. Like other cotingids, it feeds on fruit in the forest canopy and males display at traditional leks.

Andean Cock-of-the-rock

The Andean Cock-of-the-rock is a spectacular cotingid with a 36.7 cm wingspan, weighing 245 grams. Males are brilliant orange-red with a large semicircular crest covering the bill, while females are brownish. It inhabits Andean cloud forests and rocky outcrops, where males gather at leks to display.

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