Wattled Guan vs Helmeted Curassow

Aburria aburri 比較対象 Pauxi pauxi

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Wattled Guan Helmeted Curassow
学名 Aburria aburri Pauxi pauxi
Galliformes Galliformes
Cracidae Cracidae
保全状況 Least Concern Vulnerable
体長
翼開長 67.4 cm (26.5 in) 75.9 cm (29.9 in)
体重 1398.3333333333333 g (49.32 oz) 3150.0 g (111.11 oz)
食性 Frugivorous; eats fruits, berries, and leaves in Andean cloud forests of Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, and … Eats large seeds, fruits, and small invertebrates on the forest floor in Venezuelan and Colombian …
一腹卵数 -- 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Wattled Guan only

None

Helmeted Curassow only

None

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Song & Call Comparison

Wattled Guan

さえずり

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.

Helmeted Curassow

さえずり

Produces a deep, far-carrying booming call and guttural contact calls. The powerful boom echoes through Colombian and Venezuelan montane forest; contact calls are deep, resonant clucks.

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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.

Helmeted Curassow

Resident in the Andes foothills of Venezuela and Colombia at 200-1,500 m. Found in humid lowland and foothill forest. Vulnerable.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Wattled Guan

Vulnerable

Helmeted Curassow

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How to Tell Them Apart

Wattled Guan

羽毛

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.

Helmeted Curassow

羽毛

Glossy black throughout; white lower belly and vent; spectacular large grey-blue casque on forehead; red bill; no crest; legs red. The grey-blue helmet-like casque is unmistakable and unique.

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About These Birds

Wattled Guan

A large cracid (~1.4 kg) of family Cracidae, all-black with a distinctive yellow and blue wattle hanging from the throat. Inhabits montane cloud forests of the Andes from Venezuela and Colombia south to Peru, at 500–2,500 m elevation. Arboreal, feeding on fruits and seeds. Least Concern; inhabits remote Andean cloud forests where it remains relatively undisturbed.

Helmeted Curassow

ベネズエラとコロンビアの山岳林に生息するサケズドリで、青みがかった球状の嘴盾が顕著な特徴。地上で採食し、地面に落ちた果実や種子を食べる。

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