Red-crested Cotinga
Ampelion rubrocristatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCotingidae (Cotingas)
- GenusAmpelion (Crested Cotingas)
- SpeciesAmpelion rubrocristatus (Red-crested Cotinga)
Closest Relatives at Podocarpus National Park
Chestnut-crested Cotinga
Ampelion rufaxilla
Barred Fruiteater
Pipreola arcuata
Green-and-black Fruiteater
Pipreola riefferii
Andean Cock-of-the-rock
Rupicola peruvianus
Barred Becard
Pachyramphus versicolor
Amazonian Umbrellabird
Cephalopterus ornatus
Masked Tityra
Tityra semifasciata
Dusky Piha
Lipaugus fuscocinereus
Green-backed Becard
Pachyramphus viridis
Black-crowned Tityra
Tityra inquisitor
Scaled Fruiteater
Ampelioides tschudii
White-winged Becard
Pachyramphus polychopterus
📅 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 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Huascarán National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 4 | Cajas National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 5 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 6 | Puracé National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 7 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 8 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 9 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Red-crested Cotinga in Podocarpus National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Red-crested Cotinga sighting in Podocarpus National Park, based on 21 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Red-crested Cotinga in Podocarpus National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Red-crested Cotinga in Podocarpus National Park in our monthly data.