The Guianan cock-of-the-rock is found in tropical and subtropical rainforests close to rocky areas. Their unusual name is a reflection of how and where they build their nests – on steep cliffs. Considered by birders to be elusive and shy, cock-of-the-rocks do not care for publicity and build their nesting areas deep inside humid forests with rocky outcrops. They flee at the slightest sound of intruders and therefore are rarely seen.
