Red-crested Cotinga Photo by Ann Doty

Red-crested Cotinga

Ampelion rubrocristatus

Adult

©Ann Doty

Location: Peru > Cuzco [Cusco]
Date: Jul 04, 2019
Caption: #photocontest2019

Malaga Pass; Cusco, Peru
with VENT tour guide Doris Valencia

This plump gray bird is a regular sight atop patches of trees from the temperate forest zone to above treeline in the Andes. both sexes are medium gray with a darker face, blackish wings, and a white band on the tail (visible in flight). The namesake red crest is usually laid flat down the nape, but is occasionally raised into a spectacular splayed bouquet of feathers.