Andean Guan vs Red-throated Piping-guan

Penelope montagnii مقارنةً بـ Pipile cujubi

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Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Andean Guan Red-throated Piping-guan
الاسم العلمي Penelope montagnii Pipile cujubi
الرتبة Galliformes Galliformes
الفصيلة Cracidae Cracidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Vulnerable
الطول
طول الجناح 48,3 cm (19.0 in) 69,6 cm (27.4 in)
الوزن 650,0 g (22.93 oz) 1200,0 g (42.33 oz)
النظام الغذائي Eats fruits, berries, leaves, flowers, and buds in Andean cloud forests. Forages at all levels … Eats fruits, berries, seeds, and leaves in Amazonian forests. Forages in canopy; diet similar to …
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Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Andean Guan only

بلا

Red-throated Piping-guan only

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Song & Call Comparison

Andean Guan

الغناء

Emits deep, resonant honking calls and loud wing-whirring display flights. Andean cloud forest echoes with both calls and wing-whirring at dawn across multiple Penelope guans.

Red-throated Piping-guan

الغناء

Emits loud, piping calls and strong wing-whirring displays. Vulnerable; the resonant piping call echoes through southwestern Amazonian forest; wing-whirring display is diagnostic.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Andean Guan

Resident in the Andes from Venezuela and Colombia south to Bolivia at 1,500-3,600 m. Found in humid cloud forest and montane scrub.

Red-throated Piping-guan

Resident in the Amazon Basin from Venezuela and Colombia south to Bolivia and Brazil, north of the Amazon. Found in lowland forest.

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حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Andean Guan

Vulnerable

Red-throated Piping-guan

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How to Tell Them Apart

Andean Guan

الريش

Dark olive-brown above; bare red throat wattle; neck and breast streaked white on dark background; lower belly and flanks rufous-chestnut; tail dark with slight gloss.

Red-throated Piping-guan

الريش

Glossy black overall; white wing patches; bare red throat skin and wattle distinguishing it from blue-wattled relatives; white forehead and crest; white neck spotting; red facial skin is distinctive.

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About These Birds

Andean Guan

A medium-sized cracid (~650 g) of family Cracidae, with dull brown-olive plumage and a bare red throat wattle. Inhabits Andean cloud forests and forest edges from Venezuela south to Bolivia at elevations of 1,200–3,500 m. Feeds on fruits, seeds, and invertebrates. Least Concern; widespread in montane Andes and one of the more commonly encountered Penelope guans.

Red-throated Piping-guan

A large cracid (~1.2 kg) of family Cracidae, with a red-and-white throat wattle and white wing patches. Found in lowland Amazon rainforest in central and eastern Brazil, and parts of Bolivia and Peru. Arboreal frugivore, foraging in the forest canopy. Vulnerable due to ongoing deforestation and intensive hunting throughout its Amazonian range.

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