Andean Cock-of-the-rock
Bird of the month - April
The funny looking Andean Cock-of-the-rock is one of the most popular birds of the cloud forests of the Western Andes in Colombia
This species is identified by its crest and brilliant orange plumage. Males spend much of their time displaying at leks, where they jump up and down on particular branches and utter low, guttural croaks. The name is derived from their preference for rocks and ledges as substrates for their mud cup nests. Often difficult to detect away from leks, birds can sometimes be found feeding at fruiting trees. Distributed from Venezuela to Bolivia in the Andes.
Bird of the month - April
The Andean Cock-of-the-rock is a must see if you travel to Jardín, it’s probably the easiest cotinga to see. It’s always active in the mornings and afternoons, specially near rivers. Easy to recognize in the distance because of its particular sound.
Hear it
Xeno-canto by David Edwards
The Andean cock-of-the-rock is distributed in cloud forests of the Andes. It lives in a large range of about 260,000 km mostly in ravines and forested streams in montane areas at 500 to 2,400 m (1,600 to 7,900 ft) elevation. It typically stays in the lower and middle forest levels, but will range higher in fruiting trees and will sometimes enter and cross clearings. It is generally shy and inconspicuous, often seen only briefly after being flushed out or while swiftly flying down a valley.