The Andean cock-of-the-rock is a large passerine bird of the cotinga family native to Andean cloud forests across Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia, occupying ravines and forested streams between about five hundred and twenty four hundred meters in elevation. The species shows dramatic sexual dimorphism, with males displaying a large disk-like crest and brilliant scarlet or orange plumage while females are considerably duller and browner, and it serves as the national bird of Peru.
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System (Realm) Living or Extinct Scientific Name Conservation Status Sources
1. Wikipedia: Andean cock-of-the-rock
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It is distributed all across the cloud forest of the Andes, having a range of around 260,000 km2 (100,000 sq mi).
Speciesbox infobox, conservation status parameter
status = LC
View the Source2. Andean Cock-of-the-rock (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q490393 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
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