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

Lipaugus ater comparé à Rupicola peruvianus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Black-and-gold Cotinga Andean Cock-of-the-rock
Nom scientifique Lipaugus ater Rupicola peruvianus
Ordre Passeriformes Passeriformes
Famille Cotingidae Cotingidae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Least Concern
Longueur
Envergure 29,0 cm (11.4 in) 36,7 cm (14.4 in)
Poids 129,0 g (4.55 oz) 245,0 g (8.64 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée -- 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Black-and-gold Cotinga only

Aucun(e)

Andean Cock-of-the-rock only

Aucun(e)

Statut de conservation

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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