Monday 6 February 2012

Guyana Cock of the rock

Guyana Cock of the rock

Flaying Animal | Guyana Cock of the rock | Cock of the rock is a kind of beautiful birds of medium size (20-40 cm) from the American south. This bird gets its name, from places that are breeding in the rocky hill at the edge of the forest. It consists of two bird species, namely: Guyana Cock of The Rock Rupicola rupicola scattered in the highlands of Guyana, including Suriname, eastern Colombia, southern Venezuela, Amazonia Brazil and the Andean Cock of the Rock Rupicola peruvianus scattered in the forest area which includes the Andes mountains : Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia.

Guyana Cock of the Rock is one of the most beautiful birds and most unusual in South America. Throughout the bird's body is covered by an orange feathers are very conspicuous. Head equipped with semi-circular crown which is not unusual for the birds. But the strangest thing of all is the mating season the complex and unique breed.

Guyana Cock of the rock

Approximately 30-40 male birds, will gather together in such a field at the edge of the forest. This field demonstration of an area consisting of a low tree branch or a vacant lot clean of dry leaf litter. The whole bird will try my best to dance, to develop body hair and a beautiful crown.

The twist, peck and chirp with a certain tone will be made by males to attract females. This hair show was so extreme, so that when the crown on the head and the hair on the back inflate, this species is not in sight and is shaped like a bird again


Female birds are attracted to close and choose one male to marry her. The female will build a nest from a mixture of mud, leaves and twigs. The nest is attached to the saliva into a stone wall on a high hill. 1 or 2 eggs will be incubated for 27-28 days. Males do not have a role when making a nest and lay eggs. Males are polygamous.

Guyana cock of the rock including the birds are very shy and somewhat difficult to approach. Most of the food consists of fruits. this bird is still considered low risk (Least Concern) to extinction because its population is still a lot of local and wide spreading.
Guyana Cock of the rock

Andean Cock of the Rock-sized slightly larger than its cousin in Guyana. Characteristic of this bird is like a topknot on the crown of rock singers of the '80s and back coat color is bluish gray. This bird food consists of fruits, insects and small reptiles like lizards and frogs. When the breeding season, birds are less wary of these species will be preyed upon by hawks, puma, jaguar, cat Ocelot and pembelit boa. Nests are made in the mouth of a cave or a wall of a high hill. This bird can be found at an altitude of 500-2400 m DPL (Above Sea Level)
Guyana Cock of the rock

2 comments:

  1. this cock is sensational really. wonders of nature.. look at the color. is it a dark orange of shocking pink. i don't know really. btw, thanks for sharing this content.

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  2. Cock of the Rock is really an unusually beautiful bird. I mean this as the crest upon it's head makes the top look like it's head nonexistent. But the oddity doesn't take away from it's beauty, just making an observation.

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