National Peru Bird
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National peru bird. The cock of the rocks the national bird of peru the andean cock of the rock or rupicola peruvianus is also known as tunki in the quechua language. The andean cock of the rock rupicola peruvianus also known as tunki quechua is a large passerine bird of the cotinga family native to andean cloud forests in south america. The national bird of peru is andean cock of the rock.
Birds of peru coded for abundance breeding migration wintering endemic rare etc. A 2500 kilometer long mountain range. It is the only member of the genus opisthocomus.
It can be found in the cloud forests of the andes in south america in colombia venezuela ecuador peru and bolivia. The andean cock of the rock rupicola peruviana is the national bird of peru. An additional 46 species are hypothetical see below.
Welcome to the list of common birds of peru national peru is home to an impressive number of species of birds that. This is a list of the bird species recorded in peru. Its a shy scarlet or orange colored bird belonging to the passerine order.
He is one of the wild birds with the most exotic plumage in the world. This bird is mostly found in ravines and forested streams in mountainous areas 1600 to 7900 feet 500 to 2400 meters in elevation. Its name according to humboldt is associated with rocks because it lives in wet glens of great depth where they build their nests to raise their young.
It is widely regarded as the national bird of peru. The birds you will see here include diverse species of hummingbirds herons parrots and the most striking of all. The andean cock of the rock is the national bird of peru.
The hoatzin h o ae t s n opisthocomus hoazin also known as the reptile bird skunk bird stinkbird or canje pheasant is a species of tropical bird found in swamps riparian forests and mangroves of the amazon and the orinoco basins in south americait is notable for having chicks that have claws on two of their wing digits. Andean cock of the rock the unofficial national bird of peru can be found in the cloud forests of the e andes. The avifauna of peru has 1828 confirmed species of which 109 are endemic three have been introduced by humans and 60 are rare or vagrants.
They live at altitudes between 485 and 2440 m 1590 8000 ft. The andean cock of the rock perus national bird.