Rufous-vented Chachalaca vs Dusky-legged Guan

Ortalis ruficauda 比較対象 Penelope obscura

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Rufous-vented Chachalaca Dusky-legged Guan
学名 Ortalis ruficauda Penelope obscura
Galliformes Galliformes
Cracidae Cracidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 44.0 cm (17.3 in) 61.9 cm (24.4 in)
体重 604.4 g (21.32 oz) 1530.0 g (53.97 oz)
食性 Eats fruits, berries, leaves, flowers, and small insects in Venezuelan forest edges, scrub, and coastal … Eats fruits, berries, seeds, leaves, and flowers in South American Atlantic forest and Araucaria forest. …
一腹卵数 3-4 2-4
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Rufous-vented Chachalaca only

None

Dusky-legged Guan only

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Song & Call Comparison

Rufous-vented Chachalaca

さえずり

Produces a loud, raucous chachalaca chorus; individual notes are slightly harsher than Plain Chachalaca. Dawn choruses ring across Venezuelan and Trinidadian dry forest and forest edge.

Dusky-legged Guan

さえずり

Emits a loud, resonant honking cackle and strong wing-whirring display. The deep, carrying call echoes through southern South American subtropical and humid forest.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Rufous-vented Chachalaca

Resident in northern Venezuela and Trinidad. Found in dry forest, scrub, and woodland edges in lowland areas.

Dusky-legged Guan

Resident in southeastern Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and northeastern Argentina. Found in Atlantic Forest and gallery woodland.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Rufous-vented Chachalaca

Least Concern

Dusky-legged Guan

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How to Tell Them Apart

Rufous-vented Chachalaca

羽毛

Olive-brown above; grey head; bare reddish throat; underparts buff-grey grading to rich rufous-cinnamon on vent and undertail coverts; tail dark brown with buff-tipped outer feathers.

Dusky-legged Guan

羽毛

Dark brownish-olive above; dark grey legs; bare red throat wattle; neck and breast streaked pale; lower underparts rufous-chestnut; tail dark. Dusky legs distinguish it from similar Spix's Guan.

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About These Birds

Rufous-vented Chachalaca

A medium-sized cracid (~605 g) of family Cracidae, with rufous undertail coverts and a bare red throat. Found in forest edges, thorn scrub, and deciduous woodland in Venezuela and Trinidad. Forages in groups for fruits, seeds, and leaves. Least Concern; a familiar bird in Venezuela, adapted to disturbed habitats and gardens as well as natural scrublands.

Dusky-legged Guan

ブラジル南部からアルゼンチン北部にかけて分布するグアンで、大西洋岸森林に生息する。果実を好んで採食し、種子散布者として生態系で重要な役割を担う。

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