Black Guan
Chamaepetes unicolor
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Sobre
Jacuaçu-negro (Chamaepetes unicolor), 55–65 cm. Plumagem uniformemente marrom-escura ou enegrecida com reflexo esverdeado, pele facial azul, bico azulado. Habita florestas úmidas de montanha na Costa Rica e Panamá. Alimenta-se de frutas e folhas no dossel. Em perigo pela perda de habitat florestal.
Physical Description
| Measurement | Value | Imperial |
|---|---|---|
| Envergadura | 58,1 cm | 22.9 in |
| Peso | 1135,0 g | 40.04 oz |
Identificação
Plumagem
Uniformly glossy black throughout; bare bright blue facial skin around eye; no wattle or white markings; legs dark grey. One of the most uniformly coloured cracids; blue periorbital skin is sole colour accent.
Habitat & Range
Distribuição geográfica
Endemic to the highlands of Costa Rica and western Panama at 1,600-3,000 m. Found in humid montane forest.
Diet & Feeding
Eats fruits, berries, leaves, and small invertebrates in Costa Rican and Panamanian montane forests. Forages in canopy.
Estado de conservação
Comportamento e reprodução
Nidificação
Nest type: PL.
Tamanho da postura
2-3
Som
Canto
Produces a loud, harsh cackling call and wing-whirring. Calls carry through Costa Rican and Panamanian cloud forest; deep cackling notes are lower-pitched than many Penelope guans.
Taxonomia
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Ordem | Galliformes (Gamebirds) |
| Família | Cracidae (Chachalacas, Guans & Curassows) |
| Genus | Chamaepetes |
| Espécies | Chamaepetes unicolor |
Distribution
Black Guan has been recorded in 1 countries.
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