#Rupicola rupicola

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Guianan cock-of-the-rock!

(Rupicola rupicola)

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Guianan cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola rupicola) (male), family Cotingidae (cotingas)

The Guianan cock-of-the-rock shows strong sexual dimorphism, with males having larger crests on the head, having silky filamentous feathers on the wings, and being far more brightly colored. Females are dull brownish in color, with a darker bill, and a small crest on the head.

Avifauna, taken July 2024

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In fact, those adults who do not mate heterosexually are often the ones most frequently mounted by younger males.

"Biological Exuberance: Animal Homosexuality and Natural Diversity" - Bruce Bagemihl

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Often the younger male mounts the older male several times in succession, and courtship and display often alternate with mountings.

A younger (adolescent) male Guianan Cock-of-the-rock mounting a bright orange adult male in the forests of Suriname

"Biological Exuberance: Animal Homosexuality and Natural Diversity" - Bruce Bagemihl

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Andean Cock of the Rock (Rupicola peruvianus), male, family Cotingidae, order Passeriformes, Ecuador,

photograph by Lior Berman Fernández

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Glaucomaria rupicola (syn Lecanora rupicola)

*sigh* Yet another lichen species name that may actually represent multiple species, but more investigation is needed. G. rupicola has multiple morphotypes and subspecies, but it is still unclear how many of these may actually be due to genetic variation, chemical adaptation, or the result of parasitism by Arthonia varians which often effects the color of the apothecia. This crustose lichen has a rimose-areolate, white-gray thallus surrounded in a dark prothallus. It produces lecanorine apothecia which have a dark disc covered in pale pruina, giving them a glaucous, chalky appearance. G. rupicola grows on silicious rock all over.

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Andean Cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola peruvianus)

© Alex Cruz Jr 🦤

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Received this wonderful 1974 Colombian stamp featuring Andean cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola peruviana). The stamp celebrates 100 years of the Universal Postal Union in Bern, Switzerland. Note the Droste effect in the design.

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For @cathartesauraa because your tags made me smile but also for all my dear mutuals (mwah :*) and everyone else who likes birds <3

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[231/10,977] Andean Cock-Of-The-Rock - Rupicola peruvianus

Order: Passeriformes Suborder: Tyranni Family: Cotingidae (cotingas)

Photo credit: Ben Lucking via Macaulay Library

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Andean cock-of-the-rock

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During homosexual copulation, the younger male climbs onto the adult's back and perches firmly, moving his tail sideways to try and make genital contact.

"Biological Exuberance: Animal Homosexuality and Natural Diversity" - Bruce Bagemihl

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The spectacularly plumed Guianan Cock-of-the-Rock has what is known as a LEK social and mating system: males inhabit individual territories, usually clustered in the same area, which are used for display and courtship.

"Biological Exuberance: Animal Homosexuality and Natural Diversity" - Bruce Bagemihl

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Guianan Cock-of-the-Rock (Rupicola rupicola), male, family Cotingidae, order Passeriformes, found in northern South America

photograph by Nereston (Nelinho) Camargo

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The Rupicola Family: Cock-of-the-Rock Birds

I was always fascinated by these birds as a kid because the males are very colorful.  I grew up to see that their had a chuckle-inducing name: Cock-of-the-Rock.  Both species are found in South America and are not threatened.  Let’s just jump into the facts here: They are known primarily for the male’s disc-shaped, brightly colored crest. Andean Cock-of-the-Rocks are found in Venezuela,…