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

Lipaugus ater в сравнении с Rupicola peruvianus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Black-and-gold Cotinga Andean Cock-of-the-rock
Научное название Lipaugus ater Rupicola peruvianus
Отряд Passeriformes Passeriformes
Семейство Cotingidae Cotingidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 29,0 cm (11.4 in) 36,7 cm (14.4 in)
Масса 129,0 g (4.55 oz) 245,0 g (8.64 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки -- 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Black-and-gold Cotinga only

Нет

Andean Cock-of-the-rock only

Нет

Охранный статус

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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