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The Andean cock-of-the-rock is the national bird of Peru. This is a list of the bird species recorded in Peru. The avifauna of Peru has 1883 confirmed species, of which 117 are endemic, three have been introduced by humans, and 83 are rare or vagrants. An additional 26 species are hypothetical (see below).
Andean cock-of-the-rock, Peru's national bird. Peru's national bird is the Andean cock-of-the-rock. Peru has over 1,800 species of birds, the second-highest number of any country in the world. New species of birds are still being discovered and cataloged by scientists. 42 species from Peru have been officially added to science in the last 30 years.
The Andean cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola peruvianus), also known as tunki , [3] is a large passerine bird of the cotinga family native to Andean cloud forests in South America. It is the national bird of Peru. It has four subspecies and its closest relative is the Guianan cock-of-the-rock.
P. Pacific elaenia; Pacific pygmy owl; Paint-billed crake; Pale-legged hornero; Panao antpitta; Parrot-billed seedeater; Peruvian booby; Peruvian diving petrel
The Andean cock-of-the-rock is the national bird of Peru. [ 1 ] Both known species exhibit sexual dimorphism : the males are magnificent birds, not only because of their bright orange or red colors, but also because of their very prominent fan-shaped crests.
The hoatzin (/ h oʊ ˈ æ t s ɪ n / hoh-AT-sin) [note 1] or hoactzin (/ h oʊ ˈ æ k t s ɪ n / hoh-AKT-sin) (Opisthocomus hoazin) [4] is a species of tropical bird found in swamps, riparian forests, and mangroves of the Amazon and the Orinoco basins in South America.
[16] [17] However, other sources claim a mean species body mass of 10.3 kg (23 lb) for the Andean condor. [18] The Andean condor is the largest living land bird capable of flight if measured in terms of average weight and wingspan, although male bustards of the largest species (far more sexually dimorphic in size) can weigh more.
Its distribution is much less widespread than other closely related booby species. It is the most abundant seabird species that inhabits the Peruvian coast [4] and the second most important guano-producing seabird. During the mid-twentieth century, the Peruvian booby population reached 3 million birds. [5]