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Black Guan

Chamaepetes unicolor

Least Concern

翼開長

58.1 cm

体重

1135.0 g

科

Cracidae

目

Galliformes

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について

ホウカンチョウ科のやや大型鳥類（約1.1 kg）で全体に煤黒色の青い顔面皮膚を持つ。コスタリカとパナマ西部の山地雲霧林（1,200〜3,000 m）固有種。樹上生活。果食性。

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
翼開長	58.1 cm	22.9 in
体重	1135.0 g	40.04 oz

識別

羽毛

Uniformly glossy black throughout; bare bright blue facial skin around eye; no wattle or white markings; legs dark grey. One of the most uniformly coloured cracids; blue periorbital skin is sole colour accent.

Habitat & Range

🌲 Forest

分布域

Endemic to the highlands of Costa Rica and western Panama at 1,600-3,000 m. Found in humid montane forest.

Diet & Feeding

Eats fruits, berries, leaves, and small invertebrates in Costa Rican and Panamanian montane forests. Forages in canopy.

保全状況

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

行動と繁殖

営巣

Nest type: PL.

一腹卵数

2-3

鳴き声

さえずり

Produces a loud, harsh cackling call and wing-whirring. Calls carry through Costa Rican and Panamanian cloud forest; deep cackling notes are lower-pitched than many Penelope guans.

分類学

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
目	Galliformes (Gamebirds)
科	Cracidae (Chachalacas, Guans & Curassows)
Genus	Chamaepetes
種	Chamaepetes unicolor

Distribution

Black Guan has been recorded in 1 countries.

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生息あり Not recorded

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🇳🇴 Norway

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よくある質問

What does the Black Guan eat?

Eats fruits, berries, leaves, and small invertebrates in Costa Rican and Panamanian montane forests. Forages in canopy.

Where does the Black Guan live?

Endemic to the highlands of Costa Rica and western Panama at 1,600-3,000 m. Found in humid montane forest.

Is the Black Guan endangered?

The Black Guan has a conservation status of Least Concern.

How does the Black Guan nest?

Nest type: PL.

What does the Black Guan sound like?

Produces a loud, harsh cackling call and wing-whirring. Calls carry through Costa Rican and Panamanian cloud forest; deep cackling notes are lower-pitched than many Penelope guans.

How big is the Black Guan?

The Black Guan has a wingspan of 58.1 cm, weight of 1135.0 g.

What order and family does the Black Guan belong to?

The Black Guan (Chamaepetes unicolor) belongs to the order Galliformes and the family Cracidae.