The red-crested cotinga (Ampelion rubrocristatus) is a species of bird in the family Cotingidae that can be found in Columbia, Sierra de Perija, and Andes from Venezuela, and Colombia to Bolivia.

A Plain cotinga with long crests usually lay flat along a nape; they can be conspicuously displayed raised and spread transversely.

The red-crested cotinga plumage is gray, darker on the head, wings, and tail, nuchal crest chestnut-maroon, white streaking in tail-coverts above and below extending degrees across the rump.

Red-crested cotinga has extensive pale feather fringes and a brownish-red coloration on the head and neck.

[3] The red-crested cotinga is known for its distinctive movement patterns, characterized by quick, direct flights through the canopy of montane forests.