Bare-faced Curassow vs Band-tailed Guan
Crax fasciolata comparado com Penelope argyrotis
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Atributo | Bare-faced Curassow | Band-tailed Guan |
|---|---|---|
| Nome científico | Crax fasciolata | Penelope argyrotis |
| Ordem | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| Família | Cracidae | Cracidae |
| Estado de conservação | Vulnerable | Least Concern |
| Comprimento | — | — |
| Envergadura | 71,0 cm (28.0 in) | 52,8 cm (20.8 in) |
| Peso | 2580,0 g (91.01 oz) | 798,0 g (28.15 oz) |
| Dieta | Frugivorous; eats large fallen fruits, seeds, and invertebrates on ground in Brazilian Cerrado, pantanal, and … | 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
Bare-faced Curassow
Produces a deep, resonant booming call; male and female give guttural clucking contact calls. Calls carry through Brazilian Cerrado and gallery forest at dawn.
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
Bare-faced Curassow
Resident in central South America from Brazil south to Bolivia, Paraguay, and Argentina. Found in cerrado, dry forest, and gallery woodland.
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
Bare-faced Curassow
Band-tailed Guan
How to Tell Them Apart
Bare-faced Curassow
Male is glossy black with white belly; curly crest; large area of bare yellow facial skin; yellow bill with no knob. Female is black barred with chestnut; extensive bare facial …
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
Bare-faced Curassow
Mutum-de-fita (Crax fasciolata) — Mutum de médio porte da América do Sul central, do Brasil ao Paraguai e Bolívia. Macho negro com cera amarela; fêmea barrada acastanhada. Habita florestas semidecíduas e cerradão. Caçado intensivamente. Menos ameaçado do que outros mutuns graças a ocorrer parcialmente no Pantanal e cerrado mais acessíveis.
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.