Guianan Cock-of-the-rock
Rupicola rupicola
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCotingidae (Cotingas)
- GenusRupicola
- SpeciesRupicola rupicola (Guianan Cock-of-the-rock)
The Guianan cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola rupicola) is a species of cotinga, a passerine bird from South America. It is about 30 cm (12 in) in length and weighs about 200 to 220 g (7.1 to 7.8 oz). It is found in tropical rainforests, near its preferred habitat of rocky outcrops. The female's plumage is brownish/dark smokey grey in colour, and generally less noticeable than the males because of their nesting work in rocky areas. The male's feathers are a bright orange. Both have a heavy body, broad-based bill and wear a remarkable half-moon crest on the head. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Brownsberg Nature Park
Screaming Piha
Lipaugus vociferans
Wing-barred Piprites
Piprites chloris
Brown-winged Schiffornis
Schiffornis turdina
Cinereous Mourner
Laniocera hypopyrra
Pompadour Cotinga
Xipholena punicea
Black-tailed Tityra
Tityra cayana
Sharpbill
Oxyruncus cristatus
Pink-throated Becard
Pachyramphus minor
Spangled Cotinga
Cotinga cayana
Capuchinbird
Perissocephalus tricolor
Black-capped Becard
Pachyramphus marginatus
Purple-throated Fruitcrow
Querula purpurata
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Guianan Cock-of-the-rock at Brownsberg Nature Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canaima National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 2 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname |