Band-tailed Guan vs Baudo Guan
Penelope argyrotis compared with Penelope ortoni
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Attribute | Band-tailed Guan | Baudo Guan |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Penelope argyrotis | Penelope ortoni |
| Order | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| Family | Cracidae | Cracidae |
| Conservation Status | Least Concern | Endangered |
| Length | — | — |
| Wingspan | 52.8 cm (20.8 in) | 53.5 cm (21.1 in) |
| Weight | 798.0 g (28.15 oz) | 1025.5 g (36.17 oz) |
| Diet | Frugivorous; eats fruits, berries, leaves, flowers, and buds in Andean forests of Venezuela and Colombia. … | Frugivorous; eats fruits, berries, seeds, and leaves in Chocó rainforests of Colombia and Ecuador. Diet … |
| Clutch Size | -- | 2 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Band-tailed Guan
Produces a loud, honking cackle and resonant wing-whirring in display flights. The deep, carrying honk and wing-whirr display is characteristic of this Andean Penelope guan.
Baudo Guan
Produces a loud, resonant honking cackle and wing-whirring display flights. Calls carry through Colombian and Ecuadorian Chocó rainforest; wing-whirring display is dramatic.
Geographic Range & Migration
Band-tailed Guan
Resident in the Andes and mountains of Colombia and Venezuela from 1,000-2,400 m. Found in humid montane forest.
Baudo Guan
Resident in the western Andes of Colombia in the Baudó Mountains. Found in humid foothill and montane forest, 100-1,700 m.
Conservation Status
Band-tailed Guan
Baudo Guan
How to Tell Them Apart
Band-tailed Guan
Brownish-black above with fine white streaking on neck and chest; bare red facial skin; lower underparts chestnut; tail broad with distinctive pale grey subterminal band.
Baudo Guan
Dark brownish-black overall; throat red-skinned; neck and upper breast finely streaked white; lower underparts rufous-chestnut; tail long and dark; white streaking extends onto mantle.
About These Birds
Band-tailed Guan
A medium-sized cracid (~800 g) of family Cracidae, with a distinctive pale-tipped tail band. Inhabits montane humid forests in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta and Andes of Colombia and Venezuela. Arboreal, feeding on fruits, seeds, and buds in the canopy. Least Concern; restricted to Andean cloud forest but common within its range and tolerates some forest disturbance.
Baudo Guan
A medium-large cracid (~1 kg) of family Cracidae, with olive-brown plumage and a bare red throat. Endemic to the Baudó and western Andes of Colombia and possibly northwestern Ecuador. Inhabits humid lowland and foothill forests up to 1,200 m. Feeds on fruits and seeds in the forest canopy. Endangered due to severe deforestation in the Chocó biodiversity hotspot and hunting pressure.