Guianan Cock-of-the-Rock

'''Habitat:''' South America. The Guianan Cock-of-the-rock is distributed in the mountainous regions of Guyana, eastern Colombia, southern Venezuela, Suriname, French Guiana and northern Amazonian Brazil. The preferred habitat is humid forest near rocky outcrops.

'''Habitat:''' South America. The Guianan Cock-of-the-rock is distributed in the mountainous regions of Guyana, eastern Colombia, southern Venezuela, Suriname, French Guiana and northern Amazonian Brazil. The preferred habitat is humid forest near rocky outcrops.

'''Diet:''' Diet consists mainly of fruit.

'''Diet:''' Diet consists mainly of fruit.

Like Birds of Paradise, Cocks-of-the-Rock have elaborate mating rituals.  Males gather in a clearing taking up positions they held during previous mating seasons and have competitive courtship displays. They spar individually with their neighbors often putting on extravagant mating dance, plumage displays and vocal challenges with each other to woo a female.

Like Birds of Paradise, Cocks-of-the-Rock have elaborate mating rituals.  Males gather in a clearing taking up positions they held during previous mating seasons and have competitive courtship displays. They spar individually with their neighbors often putting on extravagant mating dance, plumage displays and vocal challenges with each other to woo a female.