Andean Guan vs Highland Guan

Penelope montagnii 比較対象 Penelopina nigra

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Andean Guan Highland Guan
学名 Penelope montagnii 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 650.0 g (22.93 oz) 890.0 g (31.39 oz)
食性 Eats fruits, berries, leaves, flowers, and buds in Andean cloud forests. Forages at all levels … Eats fruits, berries, seeds, and leaves in Central American highland forests. Forages in forest mid-storey …
一腹卵数 2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Andean Guan only

None

Highland Guan only

None

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Song & Call Comparison

Andean Guan

さえずり

Emits deep, resonant honking calls and loud wing-whirring display flights. Andean cloud forest echoes with both calls and wing-whirring at dawn across multiple Penelope guans.

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

Andean Guan

Resident in the Andes from Venezuela and Colombia south to Bolivia at 1,500-3,600 m. Found in humid cloud forest and montane 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

Andean Guan

Vulnerable

Highland Guan

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How to Tell Them Apart

Andean Guan

羽毛

Dark olive-brown above; bare red throat wattle; neck and breast streaked white on dark background; lower belly and flanks rufous-chestnut; tail dark with slight gloss.

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

Andean Guan

アンデス山脈の雲霧林に広く分布するグアンで、コロンビアからボリビアまでの高地に生息する。アンデスの霧がかった森に適応した種で、果実や葉を採食する。

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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