Black Guan
Chamaepetes unicolor
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Acerca de
Pava negra (Chamaepetes unicolor), 60–70 cm. Pava de plumaje enteramente negro con leve brillo; cara desnuda azul brillante; pico naranja-amarillento. Habita en selvas húmedas de montaña de Costa Rica y Panamá. Arborícola. Se alimenta principalmente de frutas. Endémica de América Central.
Physical Description
| Measurement | Value | Imperial |
|---|---|---|
| Envergadura | 58,1 cm | 22.9 in |
| Peso | 1135,0 g | 40.04 oz |
Identificación
Plumaje
Uniformly glossy black throughout; bare bright blue facial skin around eye; no wattle or white markings; legs dark grey. One of the most uniformly coloured cracids; blue periorbital skin is sole colour accent.
Habitat & Range
Distribución geográfica
Endemic to the highlands of Costa Rica and western Panama at 1,600-3,000 m. Found in humid montane forest.
Diet & Feeding
Eats fruits, berries, leaves, and small invertebrates in Costa Rican and Panamanian montane forests. Forages in canopy.
Estado de conservación
Comportamiento y reproducción
Nidificación
Nest type: PL.
Tamaño de la puesta
2-3
Sonido
Canto
Produces a loud, harsh cackling call and wing-whirring. Calls carry through Costa Rican and Panamanian cloud forest; deep cackling notes are lower-pitched than many Penelope guans.
Taxonomía
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Orden | Galliformes (Aves de Caza) |
| Familia | Cracidae (Chachalacas, Pavas y Hoco) |
| Genus | Chamaepetes |
| Especies | Chamaepetes unicolor |
Distribution
Black Guan has been recorded in 1 countries.
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