Rupicola peruvianus
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
[[|thumb]] The Andean cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola peruvianus), also known as tunki (Quechua), is a large passerine bird of the cotinga family native to Andean cloud forests in South America. It is the national bird of Peru. It has four subspecies and its closest relative is the Guianan cock-of-the-rock.
The Andean cock-of-the-rock exhibits marked sexual dimorphism; the male has a large disk-like crest and scarlet or brilliant orange plumage, while the female is significantly darker and browner. Gatherings of males compete for breeding females with each male displaying his colourful plumage, bobbing and hopping, and making a variety of calls. After mating, the female makes a nest under a rocky overhang, incubates the eggs, and rears the young by herself.
The Andean cock-of-the-rock eats a diet of fruit, supplemented by insect, amphibian, reptile, and smaller mice. It is distributed all across the cloud forest of the Andes, having a range of around 260,000 km2 (100,000 sq mi). Even though it is being affected by the destruction of its habitat, the Andean cock-of-the-rock is not classified as threatened.
One of two species in the genus Rupicola, the other being... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Parc des oiseaux | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | San Diego Zoo Safari Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Bronx Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Brookfield Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Woodland Park Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Edinburgh Zoo | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 8 | Houston Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Ueno Zoo | 🇯🇵 Japan | |
| 10 | Bird Paradise | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 11 | Faunia | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 12 | Rainforest Wild Asia | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 13 | Parque de las Leyendas | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 14 | Aviario Nacional de Colombia | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 15 | Oasi Naturalistica di Sant'Alessio | 🇮🇹 Italy | |
| 16 | Ueno Zoological Gardens (West Garden) | 🇯🇵 Japan | |
| 17 | Parque de la Conservación | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 18 | National Aviary | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 19 | Ralph Perkins II Wildlife Center and Woods Garden | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 20 | Dallas World Aquarium | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 21 | Cali Zoo | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Andean Cock-of-the-rock sighting in Podocarpus National Park on a given day, based on 279 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 77th most-seen of the 446 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September to February
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Andean Cock-of-the-rock in Podocarpus National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August, the lowest month.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Andean Cock-of-the-rock sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Andean Cock-of-the-rock sightings, Podocarpus National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park (Colombia, about 30%).
Same family: Cotingidae
The closest relatives of the Andean Cock-of-the-rock that you can see in Podocarpus National Park (family Cotingidae, Cotingas) are Barred Fruiteater (about 30%), Green-and-black Fruiteater (about 20%) and Barred Becard (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Andean Cock-of-the-rock is recorded against all the birds logged in Podocarpus National Park (279 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
