Rufous-headed Chachalaca vs Rusty-margined Guan

Ortalis erythroptera 比較対象 Penelope superciliaris

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Rufous-headed Chachalaca Rusty-margined Guan
学名 Ortalis erythroptera Penelope superciliaris
Galliformes Galliformes
Cracidae Cracidae
保全状況 Vulnerable Near Threatened
体長
翼開長 43.8 cm (17.2 in) 49.7 cm (19.6 in)
体重 632.5 g (22.31 oz) 950.0 g (33.51 oz)
食性 Frugivorous; eats fruits, berries, seeds, and leaves in Pacific slope forests and forest edges of … Eats fruits, berries, seeds, leaves, and small invertebrates in South American Atlantic and Cerrado forest …
一腹卵数 3 3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Rufous-headed Chachalaca only

None

Rusty-margined Guan only

Song & Call Comparison

Rufous-headed Chachalaca

さえずり

Emits a loud, raucous chachalaca chorus; individual calls are slightly higher than Rufous-vented. Dawn choruses carry across Ecuadorian and Peruvian coastal dry forest.

Rusty-margined Guan

さえずり

Emits a loud, resonant honking cackle and loud wing-whirring. Calls are similar to Spix's Guan; the wing-whirr display is standard for the genus in South American forest.

Geographic Range & Migration

Rufous-headed Chachalaca

Resident in western Ecuador and northwestern Peru. Found in tropical deciduous forest and scrub in the Tumbes-Chocó-Magdalena region.

Rusty-margined Guan

Resident in Brazil from Bahia south to Rio Grande do Sul and in adjacent Paraguay and Argentina. Found in Atlantic Forest and gallery woodland.

保全状況

Vulnerable

Rufous-headed Chachalaca

Near Threatened

Rusty-margined Guan

How to Tell Them Apart

Rufous-headed Chachalaca

羽毛

Brownish-olive body; head and upper neck warm rufous-cinnamon, distinctly contrasting with greyish-brown back; bare reddish throat wattle; underparts pale buff; tail dark with pale outer tips.

Rusty-margined Guan

羽毛

Dark brown above; prominent pale buff-white supercilium; bare red throat; breast streaked white; wing coverts and secondaries edged rusty-rufous; lower belly rufous-chestnut; tail dark.

About These Birds

Rufous-headed Chachalaca

A medium-sized cracid (~630 g) of family Cracidae, with a striking rufous head. Inhabits humid and deciduous forests, forest edges, and scrub in western Ecuador and northwestern Peru. Feeds on fruits and leaves in the forest understory and canopy. Vulnerable due to extensive deforestation in the Tumbesian region, one of the world's most threatened biodiversity hotspots.

Rusty-margined Guan

ブラジルとボリビア東部の熱帯林に生息するグアンで、白い眉斑が特徴的。アマゾン流域周辺の熱帯・亜熱帯林に生息し、果実や葉を採食する。

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