Rufous-vented Chachalaca vs Cauca Guan

Ortalis ruficauda 比較対象 Penelope perspicax

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Rufous-vented Chachalaca Cauca Guan
学名 Ortalis ruficauda Penelope perspicax
Galliformes Galliformes
Cracidae Cracidae
保全状況 Least Concern Vulnerable
体長
翼開長 44.0 cm (17.3 in) 65.0 cm (25.6 in)
体重 604.4 g (21.32 oz) 1197.0 g (42.22 oz)
食性 Eats fruits, berries, leaves, flowers, and small insects in Venezuelan forest edges, scrub, and coastal … Frugivorous; eats fruits, berries, and leaves in Colombian Cauca Valley forests. Critically endangered with very …
一腹卵数 3-4 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Rufous-vented Chachalaca only

None

Cauca Guan only

None

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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.

Cauca Guan

さえずり

Produces a loud, honking cackle and powerful wing-whirring display. Critically endangered; calls carry across Colombian Cauca Valley forest fragments; wing-whirr is diagnostic.

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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.

Cauca Guan

Endemic to the Cauca Valley of Colombia. Found in humid forest remnants at 1,000-2,000 m. Critically endangered.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Rufous-vented Chachalaca

Vulnerable

Cauca 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.

Cauca Guan

羽毛

Dark brownish-black above; neck and breast streaked white; bare red throat skin; lower underparts deep rufous-chestnut; back faintly glossed; tail dark brown. White streaking is bolder than in most Penelope …

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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.

Cauca Guan

コロンビアのカウカ谷に固有の絶滅危惧種のグアンで、生息域が極めて狭い。生息地の破壊と狩猟が深刻な脅威となっており、緊急の保護が必要とされる。

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