Order: Passeriformes | Family: Cotingidae | IUCN Status: Least Concern
Age: Adult \ Sex: Male | Loc. Manu Raod, Cuzco
Age: Adult \ Sex: Male | Loc. Aguas Calientes, Cuzco
Age: Adult \ Sex: Male | Loc. Manu Raod, Cuzco
Age: Adult \ Sex: Male | Loc. Escalera, San Martin
Status: The Andean-Cock-of-the-Rock is uncommon and widespread in humid montane forests of the east slope of the Andes where it is known to range at elevations between 500-2300 m. It also occurs in Co, Ec, and Bo.
Name in Spanish: Gallito-de-las-Rocas Andino.
Sub-species: Andean Cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola peruvianus aequatorialis), Taczanowski, 1889. Andes of W Venezuela (NW Barinas, Táchira), C & E Andes of Colombia, and E slope in Ecuador and Peru (S to Amazonas and N San Martín).
(Rupicola peruvianus peruvianus), (Latham), 1790. C Peru (S San Martín S to Junín).
(Rupicola peruvianus saturatus), Cabanis and Heine, 1859. SE Peru and W Bolivia (La Paz,
Meaning of Name: Rupicola: L. rupes, rupis= rock and cola, colere= dweller, to inhabit. peruvianus: In reference to the country of Peru. Until the early 18th century the Viceroyalty of Peru included all Spanish possessions in South America.
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- Species range based on: Schulenberg, T. S., D. F. Stotz, and L. Rico. 2006. Distribution maps of the birds of Peru, version 1.0. Environment, Culture & Conservation (ECCo). The Field Museum. http://fm2.fieldmuseum.org/uw_test/birdsofperu on 03/01/2016.