Cock-of-the-rock is the name of two species of South American birds. One species lives in rocky ravines near mountain streams in the Andes from Colombia to Bolivia. The other species lives in the mountains from Colombia to French Guiana and in northern Brazil. The male has rich orange or red plumage and a large crest on the top of the head. The female is dull-colored. At the mating season, males gather in a cleared spot in the forest, where they dance and call to attract females. The female makes its nest of plant fibers that it glues together with resin and attaches to crevices on rocks. Cocks-of-the-rock feed on fruit.
Male cock-of-the-rock
