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Spix's Guan

Penelope jacquacu

Least Concern
पंखों का फैलाव
59.3 cm
वजन
1469.5 g
कुल
Cracidae
गण
Galliformes

The Spix's Guan (Penelope jacquacu) is a bird species in the family Cracidae (chachalacas, guans & curassows), within the order Galliformes (gamebirds). Recorded measurements include a wingspan of 59.3 cm and a weight of 1.5 kg. The IUCN Red List classifies it as Least Concern.

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A large cracid (~1.5 kg) of family Cracidae, with olive-brown plumage and a red wattle. Inhabits lowland tropical rainforests across Amazonia in Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Bolivia, and Venezuela. Arboreal, feeding heavily on fruits, seeds, and leaves in the canopy. Least Concern; widespread and relatively common in undisturbed Amazonian forest.

Physical Description

Measurement Value Imperial
पंखों का फैलाव 59.3 cm 23.3 in
वजन 1469.5 g 51.84 oz

पहचान

पंख

Predominantly dark olive-brown; bare reddish throat wattle; neck and breast streaked white; lower belly and flanks rufous; wing coverts with fine pale edging; tail long, dark brown.

Habitat & Range

भौगोलिक वितरण

Resident in the Amazon Basin from Colombia and Venezuela south to Bolivia and Brazil. Found in lowland rainforest, especially along rivers.

Diet & Feeding

Frugivorous; eats fruits, berries, seeds, and leaves in Amazonian lowland forests. Forages in canopy and mid-storey.

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern
IUCN Red List

व्यवहार और प्रजनन

अंडों की संख्या

2-3

ध्वनि

गीत

Produces a loud, resonant honking cackle; wing-whirring display is vigorous. Calls are deeper and louder than smaller guans; echoes through Amazonian terra firme canopy.

वर्गिकी

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
गण Galliformes (Gamebirds)
कुल Cracidae (Chachalacas, Guans & Curassows)
Genus Penelope
प्रजातियां Penelope jacquacu

Distribution

Spix's Guan has been recorded in 4 countries.

उपस्थित Not recorded

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What does the Spix's Guan eat?
Frugivorous; eats fruits, berries, seeds, and leaves in Amazonian lowland forests. Forages in canopy and mid-storey.
Where does the Spix's Guan live?
Resident in the Amazon Basin from Colombia and Venezuela south to Bolivia and Brazil. Found in lowland rainforest, especially along rivers.
Is the Spix's Guan endangered?
The Spix's Guan has a conservation status of Least Concern.
What does the Spix's Guan sound like?
Produces a loud, resonant honking cackle; wing-whirring display is vigorous. Calls are deeper and louder than smaller guans; echoes through Amazonian terra firme canopy.
How big is the Spix's Guan?
The Spix's Guan has a wingspan of 59.3 cm, weight of 1469.5 g.
What order and family does the Spix's Guan belong to?
The Spix's Guan (Penelope jacquacu) belongs to the order Galliformes and the family Cracidae.

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