Andean Cock-Of-The-Rock, San Diego Wildlife Park

[icassell]

#1

#2

#3

#4

#5 And here's the female

 

[Dmitri]

That -may- be the craziest looking bird I have ever seen.

 

[icassell]

Yeah, a bit odd, isn't it? I believe it is the national bird of Peru. What amazes me is the huge difference between the male and the female. The female looks ticked off.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andean_Cock-of-the-rock

 

[Antarctican]

Whoa! The male looks like some kind of mutant (especially in #3 and 4). Freaky

 

[icassell]

Whoa! The male looks like some kind of mutant (especially in #3 and 4). Freaky

And what do you suppose he thinks about us? :lmao:

 

[mylo]

Picture 3 is so interesting! The small beak is not visible in this picture.

NICE pictures. Thanks for sharing!