With its striking half-moon crest in bright golden-orange, the male Guianan cock-of-the-rock is an eye-catching bird in its native tropical rainforests. The bird’s orange brilliant-colored crest is lined with a brown band and remains bristled at all times. Apart from its iconic crest, male Guianan cock-of-the-rocks also sport luxurious fluted tail feathers and black and white wing bars—their distinctive look is hard to mistake for any other species. Native to the lowland rainforests of Guyana, Suriname, Colombia, Venezuela, and northern Brazil, the Guianan cock-of-the-rock earned its name from its habit of building nests from mud, clay, and plant matter on cliffs or rocky crevices. The Guianan cock-of-the-rock, scientific name Rupicola rupicola, is entirely frugivorous, meaning it subsists mainly on fruits with the occasional exception made for insects, frogs, and small reptiles, according to Dallas World Aquarium. The vibrant-colored male birds grow up to 30 centimeters in size. Females, by comparison, are a dull …