A male Andean cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola peruviana) displays in the cloud forest to attract a nearby female. From Wordnik.com. [Biological diversity in the Tropical Andes] Reference
The northern section of the CSNR is known globally as one of the best places to see Red and Green Macaws (Ara chloroptera) and the Guianan Cock-of-the-Rock (Rupicola Rupicola). From Wordnik.com. [Central Suriname Nature Reserve, Suriname] Reference
The CSNR is known to contain more than 400 of Suriname's known bird species, including Scarlet, Red-and-Green and Blue-and-Gold Macaws, (Ara macao, Ara chloroptera, Ara ararauna); Great Tinamou (Tinamus major), Black Curassow (Crax alector) the Guianan Cock-of-the-Rock (Rupicola Rupicola) and the Harpy Eagle. From Wordnik.com. [Central Suriname Nature Reserve, Suriname] Reference
The cloud forest supports a wide diversity of fauna with such notable species as turkey vulture Cathartes aura, Andean guan Penelope montagnii, scarlet-fronted parakeet Aratinga wagleri, lyre-tailed nightjar Uropsalis lyra, marvellous spatuletail Loddigesia mirabilis (VU), cock-of-the-rock Rupicola peruviana, carbonated flower-piercer Diglossa carbonaria and hepatic tanager Piranga flava (Mittermeier, de Macedo and Luscombe, 1975). From Wordnik.com. [Rio Abiseo National Park, Peru] Reference
Rupicola Rupicola. From Wordnik.com. [All Updates @ Ultimate-Guitar.Com] Reference
Rupicola Rupicola, Guianan Cock-of-the-rock. From Wordnik.com. [BIRDS ETCETERA] Reference
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