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Red-faced Guan

Penelope dabbenei

Least Concern
طول الجناح
56,7 cm
الوزن
1230,0 g
الفصيلة
Cracidae
الرتبة
Galliformes

حول

A large cracid (~1.2 kg) of family Cracidae, with distinctive red bare facial skin. Inhabits montane humid forests of the eastern Andes in Bolivia and northwestern Argentina at 900–2,500 m elevation. Arboreal, foraging for fruits, seeds, and buds in the forest canopy. Least Concern; relatively restricted range in the Yungas forest zone but not considered under immediate threat.

Physical Description

Measurement Value Imperial
طول الجناح 56,7 cm 22.3 in
الوزن 1230,0 g 43.39 oz

التعرف

الريش

Dark brownish-olive; extensive bare bright red facial skin from lores to ear-coverts (larger than other guans); throat red-wattled; breast finely streaked white; lower belly rufous; tail dark.

Habitat & Range

النطاق الجغرافي

Resident in the foothills and mountains of northwestern Argentina and adjacent Bolivia at 500-1,800 m. Found in humid Yungas forest.

Diet & Feeding

Frugivorous; eats fruits, berries, seeds, and leaves in Andean foothills forests of Bolivia and northwestern Argentina.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern
IUCN Red List

السلوك والتكاثر

التعشيش

Nest type: PL.

عدد البيض في الوضع

3

الصوت

الغناء

Produces a loud, resonant honking cackle and wing-whirring display. Calls carry through Bolivian and Argentinian Yungas cloud forest; wing-whirring is a diagnostic display.

التصنيف

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
الرتبة Galliformes (Gamebirds)
الفصيلة Cracidae (Chachalacas, Guans & Curassows)
Genus Penelope
الأنواع Penelope dabbenei

Distribution

Red-faced Guan has been recorded in 1 countries.

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موجود Not recorded
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External Databases

الأسئلة الشائعة

What does the Red-faced Guan eat?
Frugivorous; eats fruits, berries, seeds, and leaves in Andean foothills forests of Bolivia and northwestern Argentina.
Where does the Red-faced Guan live?
Resident in the foothills and mountains of northwestern Argentina and adjacent Bolivia at 500-1,800 m. Found in humid Yungas forest.
Is the Red-faced Guan endangered?
The Red-faced Guan has a conservation status of Least Concern.
How does the Red-faced Guan nest?
Nest type: PL.
What does the Red-faced Guan sound like?
Produces a loud, resonant honking cackle and wing-whirring display. Calls carry through Bolivian and Argentinian Yungas cloud forest; wing-whirring is a diagnostic display.
How big is the Red-faced Guan?
The Red-faced Guan has a wingspan of 56.7 cm, weight of 1230.0 g.
What order and family does the Red-faced Guan belong to?
The Red-faced Guan (Penelope dabbenei) belongs to the order Galliformes and the family Cracidae.

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