Cock-of-the-rock
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COCK-OF-THE-ROCK, the familiar name of the birds of the genus Rupicola (subfamily Rupicolinae) of the Cotingas (allied to the Manakins, q.v.), found in the Amazon valley.
see cotinga.
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Cotinga - any of the New World tropical birds of the family Cotingidae. Cotingas range from N Argentina to the southern border of the United States; most are forest species and inhabit the highest treetops. Al...
Guinean Cock-of-the-Rock
Rupicola rupicola
[ne. South America]
This is the bright orange cousin of the brilliant red Andean species; Guinean occurs in rocky subtropical forests from the eastern Venezuelan tepuis to the Guianas and northern Brazil.
Guianan Cock-of-the-rock, Rupicola rupicola
Andean Cock-of-the-rock, Rupicola peruviana
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Fortunately Angel had a chance meeting with someone who let him know that tourists might like to see the bright orange birds, Andean Cock-of-the-Rock, that gathered at a lek in his forest to display to female cock-of-the-rock.
 See also: Cotinga, Whale, Southern Right Whale, Finch, Crocodile
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