Wattled Guan vs Dusky-legged Guan

Aburria aburri مقارنةً بـ Penelope obscura

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Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Wattled Guan Dusky-legged Guan
الاسم العلمي Aburria aburri Penelope obscura
الرتبة Galliformes Galliformes
الفصيلة Cracidae Cracidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 67,4 cm (26.5 in) 61,9 cm (24.4 in)
الوزن 1398,3333333333333 g (49.32 oz) 1530,0 g (53.97 oz)
النظام الغذائي Frugivorous; eats fruits, berries, and leaves in Andean cloud forests of Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, and … Eats fruits, berries, seeds, leaves, and flowers in South American Atlantic forest and Araucaria forest. …
عدد البيض في الوضع -- 2-4
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Wattled Guan only

بلا

Dusky-legged Guan only

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Song & Call Comparison

Wattled Guan

الغناء

Emits a loud, resonant, booming honk and wing-whirring display. The deep, carrying boom echoes through Andean cloud forest; wing-whirring display is powerful and conspicuous.

Dusky-legged Guan

الغناء

Emits a loud, resonant honking cackle and strong wing-whirring display. The deep, carrying call echoes through southern South American subtropical and humid forest.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Wattled Guan

Resident in the Andes from Venezuela and Colombia south to Bolivia at 500-2,200 m. Found in humid montane forest.

Dusky-legged Guan

Resident in southeastern Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and northeastern Argentina. Found in Atlantic Forest and gallery woodland.

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حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Wattled Guan

Least Concern

Dusky-legged Guan

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How to Tell Them Apart

Wattled Guan

الريش

Uniformly glossy greenish-black; prominent pendulous yellow-and-blue bare throat wattle; no white wing patches or streaking; legs dark grey. Striking yellow wattle is the sole bold adornment.

Dusky-legged Guan

الريش

Dark brownish-olive above; dark grey legs; bare red throat wattle; neck and breast streaked pale; lower underparts rufous-chestnut; tail dark. Dusky legs distinguish it from similar Spix's Guan.

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About These Birds

Wattled Guan

A large cracid (~1.4 kg) of family Cracidae, all-black with a distinctive yellow and blue wattle hanging from the throat. Inhabits montane cloud forests of the Andes from Venezuela and Colombia south to Peru, at 500–2,500 m elevation. Arboreal, feeding on fruits and seeds. Least Concern; inhabits remote Andean cloud forests where it remains relatively undisturbed.

Dusky-legged Guan

A large cracid (~1.5 kg) of family Cracidae, with dark legs, olive-brown plumage, and a red wattle. Found in Atlantic Forest and subtropical forests of southeastern Brazil, eastern Paraguay, northeastern Argentina, and Uruguay. Arboreal frugivore. Least Concern; one of the most common guans in southeastern South America and increasingly tolerant of forest fragments.

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