Sickle-winged Guan vs Alagoas Curassow
Chamaepetes goudotii comparado con Mitu mitu
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Atributo | Sickle-winged Guan | Alagoas Curassow |
|---|---|---|
| Nombre científico | Chamaepetes goudotii | Mitu mitu |
| Orden | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| Familia | Cracidae | Cracidae |
| Estado de conservación | Least Concern | Extinct in the Wild |
| Longitud | — | — |
| Envergadura | 50,7 cm (20.0 in) | 79,2 cm (31.2 in) |
| Peso | 702,0 g (24.76 oz) | 2852,5 g (100.62 oz) |
| Dieta | Frugivorous; eats fruits, berries, seeds, and leaves in Andean foothill and montane forests. Forages at … | Frugivorous; eats fruits, seeds, and invertebrates in the ground and forest understorey. Extinct in wild; … |
| Tamaño de la puesta | 2-3 | 2-3 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Sickle-winged Guan
Emits a loud, resonant cackling call and loud wing-whirring. The guan call carries through Andean cloud forest; wing-whirring display flight is a diagnostic feature in the mountains.
Alagoas Curassow
Extirpated from wild (EW). Calls documented from captive birds: a deep, resonant booming similar to Razor-billed Curassow; flocks give low, guttural clucking contact calls.
Geographic Range & Migration
Sickle-winged Guan
Resident in the Andes from Colombia south to Bolivia at 1,500-3,400 m. Found in humid cloud forest.
Alagoas Curassow
Endemic to northeastern Brazil in Alagoas. Extinct in the wild; survives only in captivity. Last wild record was 1980s.
Estado de conservación
Sickle-winged Guan
Alagoas Curassow
How to Tell Them Apart
Sickle-winged Guan
Dark chestnut-brown above and on breast; lower belly rufous-chestnut; bare blue facial skin around eye; wings distinctively curved sickle-like; no wattle; tail dark brown.
Alagoas Curassow
Glossy black body; white lower belly and undertail; massive compressed red bill with orange-yellow tip; no head ornamentation. Now extinct in wild; the large red razor bill was its most …
About These Birds
Sickle-winged Guan
Pava de Goudot (Chamaepetes goudotii), 55–65 cm. Pava negra con vientre castaño; cara desnuda azul intensa; pico amarillo-verdoso. Cola larga. Habita en selvas húmedas montanas de los Andes (Colombia, Ecuador, Perú). Arborícola. Se alimenta de frutas y follaje. Especie amenazada por la deforestación.
Alagoas Curassow
A large cracid (~2.9 kg) of family Cracidae, with glossy black plumage and a distinctive red knobbed bill. Extinct in the Wild; the last wild individuals disappeared from Alagoas, Brazil by the 1980s due to deforestation of the Atlantic Forest. A captive population survives in Brazilian zoos, with reintroduction programs underway. One of the most critically imperiled birds globally.