Grey-headed Chachalaca vs Dusky-legged Guan

Ortalis cinereiceps 比較対象 Penelope obscura

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Grey-headed Chachalaca Dusky-legged Guan
学名 Ortalis cinereiceps Penelope obscura
Galliformes Galliformes
Cracidae Cracidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 41.1 cm (16.2 in) 61.9 cm (24.4 in)
体重 566.5 g (19.98 oz) 1530.0 g (53.97 oz)
食性 Frugivorous and folivorous; eats fruits, berries, leaves, and buds in Central American forest edges and … Eats fruits, berries, seeds, leaves, and flowers in South American Atlantic forest and Araucaria forest. …
一腹卵数 3 2-4
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Grey-headed Chachalaca only

None

Dusky-legged Guan only

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Song & Call Comparison

Grey-headed Chachalaca

さえずり

Produces a loud, raucous cha-cha-lac chorus at dawn; individual notes are hoarser and lower than Plain Chachalaca. Groups call antiphonally from treetops in Central American 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

Grey-headed Chachalaca

Resident from Honduras south through Central America to Panama and northwestern Colombia. Found in humid forest and dense vegetation.

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

Grey-headed Chachalaca

Least Concern

Dusky-legged Guan

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How to Tell Them Apart

Grey-headed Chachalaca

羽毛

Olive-brown body; head and neck distinctly grey contrasting with brownish back; bare reddish throat skin; underparts pale buff-grey; tail graduated, brown with paler tips on 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

Grey-headed Chachalaca

A medium-sized cracid (~565 g) of family Cracidae, with a distinctive grey head and olive-brown body. Inhabits humid tropical forests, forest edges, and scrublands from Honduras south to northwestern Colombia. Forages in groups for fruits, berries, leaves, and insects in the understory and canopy. Least Concern; common throughout its range in Central American lowlands.

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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