Wattled Guan vs Black Guan
Aburria aburri comparado con Chamaepetes unicolor
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Atributo | Wattled Guan | Black Guan |
|---|---|---|
| Nombre científico | Aburria aburri | Chamaepetes unicolor |
| Orden | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| Familia | Cracidae | Cracidae |
| Estado de conservación | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Longitud | — | — |
| Envergadura | 67,4 cm (26.5 in) | 58,1 cm (22.9 in) |
| Peso | 1398,3333333333333 g (49.32 oz) | 1135,0 g (40.04 oz) |
| Dieta | Frugivorous; eats fruits, berries, and leaves in Andean cloud forests of Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, and … | Eats fruits, berries, leaves, and small invertebrates in Costa Rican and Panamanian montane forests. Forages … |
| Tamaño de la puesta | -- | 2-3 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Wattled Guan
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.
Black Guan
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.
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.
Black Guan
Endemic to the highlands of Costa Rica and western Panama at 1,600-3,000 m. Found in humid montane forest.
Estado de conservación
Wattled Guan
Black Guan
How to Tell Them Apart
Wattled Guan
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.
Black Guan
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 …
About These Birds
Wattled Guan
Un pájaro grande, mayormente negro, de la familia Cracidae que habita en bosques húmedos montanos desde Venezuela y Colombia hasta Perú. Se caracteriza por su papada amarilla colgante. Frugívoro arbóreo amenazado por la deforestación, considerado especie Vulnerable por la UICN.
Black Guan
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.