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Rupicola peruvianus
This incredibly colourful bird belongs to the Cotinga family and was photographed whilst in display at a lek near the village of Jardin in Colombia.
Andean cloudforests.
Spotted on Jan 24, 2011
Submitted on Oct 17, 2011
8 Comments
What a beautiful and different looking bird! Excellent pic.
I love this bird :-)
Thanks for the encouraging comments folks!
Wow!
Hermoso!!! que colores!!
Q increible ave fantastica especie y muy buena foto tambien
Beautiful!! We call them Gallito de Roca because their latin name means bird of the peruvians rocks (or something like that. In Spanish, it makes sense haha). Wonderful find!
What an amazing bird! Gorgeous, rich photo Adam :) Welcome to Project Noah, looking forward to more of your contributions!