image by Wikimedia Commons Guianan Cock-of-the-rock || Rupicola rupicola Isn’t this guy beautiful? Found in the Guianan Shield, which extends through French Guiana, Suriname, Guyana, Southern Venezuela, Eastern Colombia, and Northern Amazonian Brazil, the Guianan Cock-of-the-rock likes humid temperatures and rocky outcrops. It’s impressive crest is used in mating displays in order to attract a female, and the bird itself reaches lengths of around 30cm and weighs around 210grams.

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Guianan Cock-of-the-rock || Rupicola rupicola

Isn’t this guy beautiful? Found in the Guianan Shield, which extends through French Guiana, Suriname, Guyana, Southern Venezuela, Eastern Colombia, and Northern Amazonian Brazil, the Guianan Cock-of-the-rock likes humid temperatures and rocky outcrops.

It’s impressive crest is used in mating displays in order to attract a female, and the bird itself reaches lengths of around 30cm and weighs around 210grams.