Breeding Metadata Rupicola peruvianus

This project encompases novel data of Perú, Ecuador and Colombia, on incubation behavior of the Andean cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola peruvianus) and detailed descriptions of nests, eggs, and nestlings, with the first photographic evidence of nestlings being fed with vertebrates and evidence to support the hypothesis of cryptic coloration in nestlings as camouflage to resemble moss-covered fruits. This study also includes parental care behavior, measures of nests, eggs and nestlings in the three countries. It also describes clutch size, egss and nest shape, nest location and materials it is build with, season activity of breeding, feeding and development of nestlings.