20 Most Beautiful Birds in the World (Pics)

Cock of the Rock: They occur tropical forests of the Andes Mountains, from Venezuela to Bolivia, are home to the Andean cock-of-the-rock Rupicola peruvianus, which can be found up to about 7,870 feet (2,400 meters). The Guianan cock-of-the-rock Rupicola rupicola lives in humid forests of South America, too, but its distribution is more northerly, including parts of French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela, northern Brazil, and western Colombia. The Guianan species typically inhabits elevations less than 3,940 feet (1,200 meters), although sometimes it can be found as high as 6,560 feet (2,000 meters). Both favor rocky gorges and ravines that border rivers and streams. They pluck fruit from trees, and occasionally eat large insects and small reptiles and frogs.