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Chestnut-bellied Guan

Penelope ochrogaster

Vulnerable
Envergadura
64,1 cm
Peso
1214,5 g
Família
Cracidae
Ordem
Galliformes

Sobre

A large cracid (~1.2 kg) of family Cracidae, with rich chestnut-colored belly and red throat wattle. Endemic to the cerrado and transitional forests of central Brazil. Inhabits gallery forests, cerrado woodland, and humid forest patches. Feeds on fruits and seeds. Vulnerable due to massive cerrado deforestation; restricted to increasingly fragmented habitats in the Brazilian interior.

Physical Description

Measurement Value Imperial
Envergadura 64,1 cm 25.2 in
Peso 1214,5 g 42.84 oz

Identificação

Plumagem

Dark brownish-black above; bare red throat wattle; neck and breast streaked white on dark; belly and flanks rich uniform chestnut-orange, more saturated than most Penelope guans; tail dark.

Habitat & Range

Distribuição geográfica

Endemic to central Brazil in the cerrado of Goiás and Mato Grosso. Found in dry forest and cerrado woodland near gallery forest.

Diet & Feeding

Frugivorous; eats fruits, berries, seeds, and leaves in Brazilian Cerrado and gallery forests. Vulnerable species.

Estado de conservação

Vulnerable
IUCN Red List

Comportamento e reprodução

Tamanho da postura

2

Som

Canto

Produces a loud, resonant honking cackle and wing-whirring display flights. Calls carry through Brazilian interior forest; classified Vulnerable due to habitat loss.

Taxonomia

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Ordem Galliformes (Gamebirds)
Família Cracidae (Chachalacas, Guans & Curassows)
Genus Penelope
Espécies Penelope ochrogaster

Distribution

Chestnut-bellied Guan has been recorded in 1 countries.

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Perguntas frequentes

What does the Chestnut-bellied Guan eat?
Frugivorous; eats fruits, berries, seeds, and leaves in Brazilian Cerrado and gallery forests. Vulnerable species.
Where does the Chestnut-bellied Guan live?
Endemic to central Brazil in the cerrado of Goiás and Mato Grosso. Found in dry forest and cerrado woodland near gallery forest.
Is the Chestnut-bellied Guan endangered?
The Chestnut-bellied Guan has a conservation status of Vulnerable.
What does the Chestnut-bellied Guan sound like?
Produces a loud, resonant honking cackle and wing-whirring display flights. Calls carry through Brazilian interior forest; classified Vulnerable due to habitat loss.
How big is the Chestnut-bellied Guan?
The Chestnut-bellied Guan has a wingspan of 64.1 cm, weight of 1214.5 g.
What order and family does the Chestnut-bellied Guan belong to?
The Chestnut-bellied Guan (Penelope ochrogaster) belongs to the order Galliformes and the family Cracidae.

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