Rupicola peruvianus

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Rupicola peruvianus, commonly known as the Andean cock-of-the-rock, is a brightly colored South American bird famed for the males’ vivid orange plumage and elaborate courtship displays in forest leks.

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Label Occurrences
Rupicola peruvianus canonical 2

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Statements (57)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Andean cock-of-the-rock ⓘ
bird species ⓘ
passerine ⓘ
averageLength about 32 cm ⓘ
billColor yellow ⓘ
breedingSystem lekking ⓘ
class Aves ⓘ
clutchSize 1–2 eggs ⓘ
commonName Andean cock-of-the-rock ⓘ
courtshipDisplay includes hopping and bowing ⓘ
includes loud calls ⓘ
includes wing-fluttering ⓘ
performed in leks ⓘ
culturalSignificance national bird of Peru ⓘ
describedBy Linnaeus ⓘ
linked to: Carl Linnaeus
describedInYear 1766 ⓘ
diet frugivorous ⓘ
distinctiveFeature large disk-like crest on head ⓘ
eats fruits ⓘ
insects ⓘ
small vertebrates ⓘ
elevationRange 500–2400 m above sea level ⓘ
eyeColor pale yellow ⓘ
family Cotingidae ⓘ
femalePlumageColor brownish ⓘ
duller orange ⓘ
foragingStratum canopy ⓘ
midstory ⓘ
foundInCountry Bolivia ⓘ
Colombia ⓘ
Ecuador ⓘ
Peru ⓘ
Venezuela ⓘ
genus Rupicola ⓘ
linked to: Rupicola rupicola
habitat cloud forest ⓘ
forest edges ⓘ
humid montane forest ⓘ
rocky ravines ⓘ
IUCNStatus Least Concern ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
legColor orange ⓘ
malePlumageColor bright orange ⓘ
scarlet ⓘ
migration generally sedentary ⓘ
nativeTo Andes ⓘ
South America ⓘ
nestSite cave entrance ⓘ
rocky cliff ⓘ
nestType mud and plant material cup ⓘ
order Passeriformes ⓘ
parentalCare female only ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
roleInEcosystem seed disperser ⓘ
sexualDimorphism strong ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
threat habitat loss ⓘ
vocalization loud harsh calls ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cotingidae → notableSpecies → Rupicola peruvianus ⓘ
National bird of Peru → scientificName → Rupicola peruvianus ⓘ
subject linked to: National symbols of Peru