Grey-headed Chachalaca vs Crested Guan

Ortalis cinereiceps 比較対象 Penelope purpurascens

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Grey-headed Chachalaca Crested Guan
学名 Ortalis cinereiceps Penelope purpurascens
Galliformes Galliformes
Cracidae Cracidae
保全状況 Least Concern Near Threatened
体長
翼開長 41.1 cm (16.2 in) 75.9 cm (29.9 in)
体重 566.5 g (19.98 oz) 1939.5 g (68.41 oz)
食性 Frugivorous and folivorous; eats fruits, berries, leaves, and buds in Central American forest edges and … Eats fruits, berries, seeds, leaves, and flowers in Central and South American lowland and foothill …
一腹卵数 3 2-3
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Grey-headed Chachalaca only

None

Crested Guan only

None

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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.

Crested Guan

さえずり

Emits a loud, resonant honking cackle and sustained wing-whirring display. The resonant honk carries through Central American and northern South American tropical forest canopy.

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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.

Crested Guan

Resident from Mexico and Central America south to western Ecuador and Venezuela at sea level to 2,400 m. Found in humid forest.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Grey-headed Chachalaca

Near Threatened

Crested Guan

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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.

Crested Guan

羽毛

Dark brownish-black with purplish gloss; prominent erectile dark crest; bare red throat wattle; neck and breast finely streaked white; lower belly rufous-chestnut; tail long and dark.

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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.

Crested Guan

メキシコから南米北部にかけて広く分布するグアンで、この属で最も分布域が広い。熱帯雨林から山地林まで様々な森林環境に生息し、果実や葉を採食する。

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