Grey-headed Chachalaca vs White-crested Guan

Ortalis cinereiceps 比較対象 Penelope pileata

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Grey-headed Chachalaca White-crested Guan
学名 Ortalis cinereiceps Penelope pileata
Galliformes Galliformes
Cracidae Cracidae
保全状況 Least Concern Vulnerable
体長
翼開長 41.1 cm (16.2 in) 64.4 cm (25.4 in)
体重 566.5 g (19.98 oz) 1305.0 g (46.03 oz)
食性 Frugivorous and folivorous; eats fruits, berries, leaves, and buds in Central American forest edges and … Eats fruits, berries, seeds, and leaves in Brazilian Amazonian and transition forests. Forages in canopy …
一腹卵数 3 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Grey-headed Chachalaca only

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White-crested Guan only

None

Song & Call Comparison

Grey-headed Chachalaca

さえずり

Produces a loud, raucous cha-cha-lac chorus at dawn; individual notes are hoarser and lower than Plain Chachalaca. Groups call antiphonally from treetops in Central American forest edge.

White-crested Guan

さえずり

Emits a loud, resonant honking cackle and powerful wing-whirring. Calls carry through the remaining Amazonian rainforest; wing-whirring display is sustained and audible from afar.

Geographic Range & Migration

Grey-headed Chachalaca

Resident from Honduras south through Central America to Panama and northwestern Colombia. Found in humid forest and dense vegetation.

White-crested Guan

Endemic to central and western Amazonian Brazil in Pará and Amazonas. Found in tall terra firme rainforest.

保全状況

Least Concern

Grey-headed Chachalaca

Vulnerable

White-crested Guan

How to Tell Them Apart

Grey-headed Chachalaca

羽毛

Olive-brown body; head and neck distinctly grey contrasting with brownish back; bare reddish throat skin; underparts pale buff-grey; tail graduated, brown with paler tips on outer feathers.

White-crested Guan

羽毛

Dark brownish-black; striking white bushy crest on crown; bare red throat wattle; neck and breast streaked white; lower belly rufous; tail dark. White crest is the unmistakable feature.

About These Birds

Grey-headed Chachalaca

A medium-sized cracid (~565 g) of family Cracidae, with a distinctive grey head and olive-brown body. Inhabits humid tropical forests, forest edges, and scrublands from Honduras south to northwestern Colombia. Forages in groups for fruits, berries, leaves, and insects in the understory and canopy. Least Concern; common throughout its range in Central American lowlands.

White-crested Guan

ブラジル東部の大西洋岸森林に生息するグアンで、目立つ赤い肉垂が特徴的。生息地の大幅な消失により絶滅危惧種に指定されており、保護が急務となっている。

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