Andean Cock-of-the-rock

About the Andean Cock-of-the-rock
Andean Cock-of-the-rock

The Andean Cock-of-the-rock is a bird in the Cotinga family native to the Andean cloud forests of South America. The male has a large disk-like crest and brilliant scarlet or orange plumage. The males compete with eachother for breeding females, who are more brown in color, by displaying their colorful feathers while bobbing and hopping around.

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