Sickle-winged Guan vs Band-tailed Guan
Chamaepetes goudotii comparado com Penelope argyrotis
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Atributo | Sickle-winged Guan | Band-tailed Guan |
|---|---|---|
| Nome científico | Chamaepetes goudotii | Penelope argyrotis |
| Ordem | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| Família | Cracidae | Cracidae |
| Estado de conservação | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Comprimento | — | — |
| Envergadura | 50,7 cm (20.0 in) | 52,8 cm (20.8 in) |
| Peso | 702,0 g (24.76 oz) | 798,0 g (28.15 oz) |
| Dieta | Frugivorous; eats fruits, berries, seeds, and leaves in Andean foothill and montane forests. Forages at … | Frugivorous; eats fruits, berries, leaves, flowers, and buds in Andean forests of Venezuela and Colombia. … |
| Tamanho da postura | 2-3 | -- |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Sickle-winged Guan
Emits a loud, resonant cackling call and loud wing-whirring. The guan call carries through Andean cloud forest; wing-whirring display flight is a diagnostic feature in the mountains.
Band-tailed Guan
Produces a loud, honking cackle and resonant wing-whirring in display flights. The deep, carrying honk and wing-whirr display is characteristic of this Andean Penelope guan.
Geographic Range & Migration
Sickle-winged Guan
Resident in the Andes from Colombia south to Bolivia at 1,500-3,400 m. Found in humid cloud forest.
Band-tailed Guan
Resident in the Andes and mountains of Colombia and Venezuela from 1,000-2,400 m. Found in humid montane forest.
Estado de conservação
Sickle-winged Guan
Band-tailed Guan
How to Tell Them Apart
Sickle-winged Guan
Dark chestnut-brown above and on breast; lower belly rufous-chestnut; bare blue facial skin around eye; wings distinctively curved sickle-like; no wattle; tail dark brown.
Band-tailed Guan
Brownish-black above with fine white streaking on neck and chest; bare red facial skin; lower underparts chestnut; tail broad with distinctive pale grey subterminal band.
About These Birds
Sickle-winged Guan
Jacuaçu-de-Goudot (Chamaepetes goudotii), 55–65 cm. Grande cracídeo com plumagem marrom-escura, barriga castanho-avermelhada, pele facial azul e bico azulado. Habita florestas úmidas de encosta nos Andes, da Colômbia ao Peru. Alimenta-se de frutas, sementes e folhas no dossel. Importante dispersor de sementes.
Band-tailed Guan
A medium-sized cracid (~800 g) of family Cracidae, with a distinctive pale-tipped tail band. Inhabits montane humid forests in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta and Andes of Colombia and Venezuela. Arboreal, feeding on fruits, seeds, and buds in the canopy. Least Concern; restricted to Andean cloud forest but common within its range and tolerates some forest disturbance.