East Brazilian Chachalaca vs Band-tailed Guan

Ortalis araucuan 比較対象 Penelope argyrotis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 East Brazilian Chachalaca Band-tailed Guan
学名 Ortalis araucuan Penelope argyrotis
Galliformes Galliformes
Cracidae Cracidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 36.0 cm (14.2 in) 52.8 cm (20.8 in)
体重 550.0 g (19.40 oz) 798.0 g (28.15 oz)
食性 Frugivorous; eats fruits, berries, seeds, and leaves in caatinga and Atlantic forest edges of northeastern … Frugivorous; eats fruits, berries, leaves, flowers, and buds in Andean forests of Venezuela and Colombia. …
一腹卵数 3 --
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

East Brazilian Chachalaca only

Band-tailed Guan only

None

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Song & Call Comparison

East Brazilian Chachalaca

さえずり

Emits a loud, raucous chachalaca chorus; eastern Brazilian populations have a slightly nasal quality. Dawn choruses boom across Caatinga and Atlantic forest fragments.

Band-tailed Guan

さえずり

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.

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Geographic Range & Migration

East Brazilian Chachalaca

Endemic to northeastern Brazil in the states of Maranhão, Piauí, and Ceará. Found in caatinga dry scrub and transitional forest.

Band-tailed Guan

Resident in the Andes and mountains of Colombia and Venezuela from 1,000-2,400 m. Found in humid montane forest.

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保全状況

Least Concern

East Brazilian Chachalaca

Least Concern

Band-tailed Guan

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How to Tell Them Apart

East Brazilian Chachalaca

羽毛

Brownish-olive upperparts; grey-brown head; bare reddish throat skin; underparts pale olive-buff with pale grey wash on breast; tail dark brown, outer feathers tipped pale whitish.

Band-tailed Guan

羽毛

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.

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About These Birds

East Brazilian Chachalaca

A medium-sized cracid (~550 g) of family Cracidae, endemic to northeastern and eastern Brazil. Inhabits the caatinga scrublands, cerrado woodland edges, and Atlantic Forest fragments. Forages in groups on fruits, seeds, and leaves. Least Concern; one of the few cracids adapted to Brazil's semi-arid caatinga biome and tolerant of disturbed habitats.

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。

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