Wattled Guan vs Red-billed Curassow
Aburria aburri comparado con Crax blumenbachii
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Atributo | Wattled Guan | Red-billed Curassow |
|---|---|---|
| Nombre científico | Aburria aburri | Crax blumenbachii |
| Orden | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| Familia | Cracidae | Cracidae |
| Estado de conservación | Least Concern | Endangered |
| Longitud | — | — |
| Envergadura | 67,4 cm (26.5 in) | 76,8 cm (30.2 in) |
| Peso | 1398,3333333333333 g (49.32 oz) | 3250,0 g (114.64 oz) |
| Dieta | Frugivorous; eats fruits, berries, and leaves in Andean cloud forests of Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, and … | Eats large fruits, seeds, and invertebrates on Atlantic forest floor in Brazil. Critically endangered; diet … |
| Tamaño de la puesta | -- | 1-3 |
| 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.
Red-billed Curassow
Emits a deep, resonant booming call; contact calls are loud, guttural clucking. Endangered; the powerful boom echoes through remnant Atlantic forest; increasingly scarce.
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.
Red-billed Curassow
Endemic to the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil in Rio de Janeiro and Espírito Santo. Found in lowland humid forest. Critically endangered.
Estado de conservación
Wattled Guan
Red-billed Curassow
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.
Red-billed Curassow
Male is glossy black with white lower belly; curly black crest; vivid red bill with no knob; no yellow facial skin. Female is black barred chestnut; bright red bill 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.
Red-billed Curassow
Mutún de Blumenbach (Crax blumenbachii) — Especie en peligro de extinción endémica de los fragmentos de la Mata Atlántica del sur de Bahía, en Brasil. El macho es negro con pico rojo llamativo. En peligro crítico por la casi total pérdida de su hábitat original.