Cock-of-the-rock - but which species?

sooty mangabey · 3 Aug 2012

While this is obviously the male, I am not sure whether it is Andean or Guianan. I think it's the latter, but I'd be grateful for any pointers from those better skilled at Rupicola identification....

This was in the tropical house, in one of the separate cages on the first floor. The aviary in which this bird was held was totally devoid of anything other than the one branch on which it is seen here.

Hevden · 3 Aug 2012

sooty mangabey said:
While this is obviously the male, I am not sure whether it is Andean or Guianan. I think it's the latter, but I'd be grateful for any pointers from those better skilled at Rupicola identification....

This was in the tropical house, in one of the separate cages on the first floor. The aviary in which this bird was held was totally devoid of anything other than the one branch on which it is seen here.

This is definately Guianan the lack of black wings, the dark line around the "comb" and the comb sitting above the bill make it quite distinctive. were there no Andeans to compare them to? I must visit this place asap.

Chlidonias · 3 Aug 2012

This is a Guianan. Andeans are much more red than orange, and the crest is a smaller tufty sort of thing, not a big semi-circle with the darker line on the edge as in Guianan. (The crest is really quite distinctive if you compare photos of the two, so a very easy way to distinguish them).

sooty mangabey · 3 Aug 2012

Thank you for these replies. I'm not sure if or where the Andeans are on show - but given that this is a zoo that does not appear to believe in the value of labelling its collection, and given too the phenomenal number of aviaries and cages dotted chaotically around its grounds, they could be hiding anywhere....

Cock-of-the-rock - but which species?

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