Andean Cock-of-the-rock Photo by Erik Ostrander

Rupicola peruvianus

Adult male

Location: Ecuador > Pichincha
Date: Dec 04, 2018
Caption: #photocontest2018

We found a group of approximately 10 male Andea cock-of-the-rock's at Paz De Las Aves in Mindo, Ecuador. They gather every morning then again at 4:00 in the afternoon to call for a female. their call is extremely distinctive and exciting to hear from a distance as they close in on the lek.