Rufous-bellied Chachalaca vs Highland Guan

Ortalis wagleri 比較対象 Penelopina nigra

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Rufous-bellied Chachalaca Highland Guan
学名 Ortalis wagleri Penelopina nigra
Galliformes Galliformes
Cracidae Cracidae
保全状況 Least Concern Vulnerable
体長
翼開長 48.3 cm (19.0 in) 47.9 cm (18.9 in)
体重 834.0 g (29.42 oz) 890.0 g (31.39 oz)
食性 Feeds on fruits, berries, seeds, leaves, and small invertebrates in Mexican thorn scrub and deciduous … Eats fruits, berries, seeds, and leaves in Central American highland forests. Forages in forest mid-storey …
一腹卵数 3 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Rufous-bellied Chachalaca only

Highland Guan only

None

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Song & Call Comparison

Rufous-bellied Chachalaca

さえずり

Produces a loud, deep raucous chorus; the lowest-pitched Ortalis chachalaca call. The deep, resonant cha-cha-LAC booms across Mexican Pacific slope deciduous forest at dawn.

Highland Guan

さえずり

Produces a loud, resonant cackling call and wing-whirring display. The male's calls carry through Central American cloud forest; wing-whirring display is a key feature of this highland cracid.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Rufous-bellied Chachalaca

Endemic to the Pacific coast of western Mexico from Sinaloa to Colima. Found in tropical dry forest and thorn scrub.

Highland Guan

Resident in the highlands of Mexico and Central America from Chiapas south to Nicaragua at 1,200-3,000 m. Found in cloud forest and pine-oak woodland.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Rufous-bellied Chachalaca

Vulnerable

Highland Guan

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How to Tell Them Apart

Rufous-bellied Chachalaca

羽毛

Olive-brown above; head grey with bare reddish throat; underparts strongly washed rufous-buff becoming deep rufous on belly and flanks; graduated tail dark brown with pale-tipped outer feathers.

Highland Guan

羽毛

Strongly dimorphic: male is entirely glossy black with bare red facial skin and red legs; female is dark brown heavily barred and streaked with black, with bare red facial skin.

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About These Birds

Rufous-bellied Chachalaca

A larger chachalaca (~834 g) of family Cracidae, with a rufous wash on the underparts. Endemic to the Pacific slope of northwestern Mexico, from Sonora to Jalisco. Inhabits tropical dry forest, thorn scrub, and deciduous woodland. Forages in groups on fruits, seeds, and insects. Least Concern; range restricted to the Mexican Pacific coast but populations remain stable.

Highland Guan

中米の山岳雲霧林に固有の黒いグアンで、グアテマラ、ホンジュラス、エルサルバドル、メキシコ南部に分布する。森林破壊と狩猟により絶滅危惧種に指定されている。

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