Black Curassow vs Band-tailed Guan
Crax alector 比較対象 Penelope argyrotis
Side-by-Side Comparison
| 属性 | Black Curassow | Band-tailed Guan |
|---|---|---|
| 学名 | Crax alector | Penelope argyrotis |
| 目 | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| 科 | Cracidae | Cracidae |
| 保全状況 | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| 体長 | — | — |
| 翼開長 | 79.0 cm (31.1 in) | 52.8 cm (20.8 in) |
| 体重 | 3106.25 g (109.57 oz) | 798.0 g (28.15 oz) |
| 食性 | Frugivorous; eats large fallen fruits, seeds, and invertebrates on forest floor of Amazonian and Guianan … | Frugivorous; eats fruits, berries, leaves, flowers, and buds in Andean forests of Venezuela and Colombia. … |
| 一腹卵数 | 2-3 | -- |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Black Curassow
Produces a deep, resonant booming call and guttural contact notes. The male's powerful boom echoes through Amazonian and Guyanan lowland forest at dawn.
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
Black Curassow
Resident in the Guiana region from Venezuela and the Guianas south into northern Brazil. Found in lowland terra firme rainforest.
Band-tailed Guan
Resident in the Andes and mountains of Colombia and Venezuela from 1,000-2,400 m. Found in humid montane forest.
保全状況
Black Curassow
Band-tailed Guan
How to Tell Them Apart
Black Curassow
Male is entirely glossy black except for white lower belly and undertail; curly black crest; pale bluish-white knob at bill base; no yellow tones. Female dark brownish-black, faintly barred, with …
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
Black Curassow
A large cracid (~3.1 kg) of family Cracidae, males glossy black with a pale bill and curly frontal crest. Inhabits humid lowland forests in the Guianas, Venezuela, and northern Brazil. Forages on the forest floor and in the lower canopy for fruits, seeds, and invertebrates. Least Concern; relatively widespread in the Guiana region's large intact forest tracts.
Band-tailed Guan
コロンビアとベネズエラの山岳林に生息するグアンで、銀白色の頭部の羽毛が特徴的。アンデス山脈の雲霧林に生息し、果実や葉を採食する。