Andean Cock-of-the-rock
Rupicola peruvianus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCotingidae (Cotingas)
- GenusRupicola
- SpeciesRupicola peruvianus (Andean Cock-of-the-rock)
Closest Relatives at Manu National Park
White-winged Becard
Pachyramphus polychopterus
Screaming Piha
Lipaugus vociferans
Bare-necked Fruitcrow
Gymnoderus foetidus
Purple-throated Fruitcrow
Querula purpurata
Masked Tityra
Tityra semifasciata
Plum-throated Cotinga
Cotinga maynana
Amazonian Umbrellabird
Cephalopterus ornatus
Andean Laniisoma
Laniisoma buckleyi
Black-tailed Tityra
Tityra cayana
Pink-throated Becard
Pachyramphus minor
Wing-barred Piprites
Piprites chloris
Black-crowned Tityra
Tityra inquisitor
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ 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 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 3 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 5 | Puracé National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 6 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 7 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 8 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 9 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Andean Cock-of-the-rock in Manu National Park?
About 16% of visitor-days record a Andean Cock-of-the-rock sighting in Manu National Park, based on 826 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Andean Cock-of-the-rock in Manu National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Andean Cock-of-the-rock in Manu National Park in our monthly data.