Bare-headed rockfowl  (Picathartes gymnocephalus)

Description

The bare-headed rockfowl is a strange-looking bird with a brightly-coloured, featherless head, resembling a leather aviator’s cap - orange around the eyes and black around the back of the head. The eyes and the beak are jet black also, making the orange skin even more conspicuous. The wings, upperparts and tail are dark bluish-grey, whereas the neck and underparts are white, and appear to be slightly translucent due to the fluffy texture of the feathers. Normally silent, this species occasionally makes a breathy sshhhiisss sound and a soft tok call (3).

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