Wattled Guan vs White-crested Guan

Aburria aburri comparado con Penelope pileata

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Wattled Guan White-crested Guan
Nombre científico Aburria aburri Penelope pileata
Orden Galliformes Galliformes
Familia Cracidae Cracidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Vulnerable
Longitud
Envergadura 67,4 cm (26.5 in) 64,4 cm (25.4 in)
Peso 1398,3333333333333 g (49.32 oz) 1305,0 g (46.03 oz)
Dieta Frugivorous; eats fruits, berries, and leaves in Andean cloud forests of Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, and … Eats fruits, berries, seeds, and leaves in Brazilian Amazonian and transition forests. Forages in canopy …
Tamaño de la puesta -- 3-4
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Wattled Guan only

Ninguno

White-crested Guan only

Ninguno

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Song & Call Comparison

Wattled Guan

Canto

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.

White-crested Guan

Canto

Emits a loud, resonant honking cackle and powerful wing-whirring. Calls carry through the remaining Amazonian rainforest; wing-whirring display is sustained and audible from afar.

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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.

White-crested Guan

Endemic to central and western Amazonian Brazil in Pará and Amazonas. Found in tall terra firme rainforest.

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Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Wattled Guan

Vulnerable

White-crested Guan

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How to Tell Them Apart

Wattled Guan

Plumaje

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.

White-crested Guan

Plumaje

Dark brownish-black; striking white bushy crest on crown; bare red throat wattle; neck and breast streaked white; lower belly rufous; tail dark. White crest is the unmistakable feature.

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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.

White-crested Guan

A large cracid (~1.3 kg) of family Cracidae, with a distinctive white crest on the crown. Endemic to the eastern Amazon basin in central and northeastern Brazil. Inhabits humid terra firme and várzea forests. Arboreal frugivore, feeding on fruits and seeds in the canopy. Vulnerable due to ongoing deforestation and hunting in the Amazon; relies on intact primary forest.

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