Chestnut-winged Chachalaca vs Band-tailed Guan
Ortalis garrula comparado con Penelope argyrotis
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Atributo | Chestnut-winged Chachalaca | Band-tailed Guan |
|---|---|---|
| Nombre científico | Ortalis garrula | Penelope argyrotis |
| Orden | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| Familia | Cracidae | Cracidae |
| Estado de conservación | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Longitud | — | — |
| Envergadura | 42,7 cm (16.8 in) | 52,8 cm (20.8 in) |
| Peso | 639,0 g (22.54 oz) | 798,0 g (28.15 oz) |
| Dieta | Feeds on fruits, berries, leaves, and flowers in Colombian forest edges and scrubby thickets. Also … | Frugivorous; eats fruits, berries, leaves, flowers, and buds in Andean forests of Venezuela and Colombia. … |
| Tamaño de la puesta | 3 | -- |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Hábitats compartidos
Chestnut-winged Chachalaca only
Band-tailed Guan only
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Song & Call Comparison
Chestnut-winged Chachalaca
Emits a loud, raucous, repeated chachalaca chorus; individual call is a harsh, croaking caw-caw-cawk. Flocks call together from tree canopy at dawn in Colombian and Venezuelan coastal forest.
Band-tailed Guan
Produces a loud, honking cackle and resonant wing-whirring in display flights. The deep, carrying honk and wing-whirr display is characteristic of this Andean Penelope guan.
Geographic Range & Migration
Chestnut-winged Chachalaca
Endemic to northern Colombia along the Caribbean slope. Found in humid tropical forest and forest edges.
Band-tailed Guan
Resident in the Andes and mountains of Colombia and Venezuela from 1,000-2,400 m. Found in humid montane forest.
Estado de conservación
Chestnut-winged Chachalaca
Band-tailed Guan
How to Tell Them Apart
Chestnut-winged Chachalaca
Brownish-olive above; conspicuous chestnut-rufous wing panels visible in flight; grey head with bare reddish throat; underparts pale greyish-buff; graduated tail with white-tipped outer rectrices.
Band-tailed Guan
Brownish-black above with fine white streaking on neck and chest; bare red facial skin; lower underparts chestnut; tail broad with distinctive pale grey subterminal band.
About These Birds
Chestnut-winged Chachalaca
A medium-sized cracid (~640 g) of family Cracidae, identified by chestnut wing coloration visible in flight. Endemic to the Caribbean lowlands of northern Colombia. Inhabits forest edges, scrubby woodland, and second-growth vegetation near rivers. Feeds on fruits, seeds, and flowers in social groups. Least Concern; relatively restricted range but not considered threatened.
Band-tailed Guan
A medium-sized cracid (~800 g) of family Cracidae, with a distinctive pale-tipped tail band. Inhabits montane humid forests in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta and Andes of Colombia and Venezuela. Arboreal, feeding on fruits, seeds, and buds in the canopy. Least Concern; restricted to Andean cloud forest but common within its range and tolerates some forest disturbance.