Rufous-vented Chachalaca vs Dusky-legged Guan

Ortalis ruficauda в сравнении с Penelope obscura

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Rufous-vented Chachalaca Dusky-legged Guan
Научное название Ortalis ruficauda Penelope obscura
Отряд Galliformes Galliformes
Семейство Cracidae Cracidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 44,0 cm (17.3 in) 61,9 cm (24.4 in)
Масса 604,4 g (21.32 oz) 1530,0 g (53.97 oz)
Питание Eats fruits, berries, leaves, flowers, and small insects in Venezuelan forest edges, scrub, and coastal … Eats fruits, berries, seeds, leaves, and flowers in South American Atlantic forest and Araucaria forest. …
Размер кладки 3-4 2-4
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Rufous-vented Chachalaca only

Нет

Dusky-legged Guan only

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Song & Call Comparison

Rufous-vented Chachalaca

Пение

Produces a loud, raucous chachalaca chorus; individual notes are slightly harsher than Plain Chachalaca. Dawn choruses ring across Venezuelan and Trinidadian dry forest and forest edge.

Dusky-legged Guan

Пение

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

Rufous-vented Chachalaca

Resident in northern Venezuela and Trinidad. Found in dry forest, scrub, and woodland edges in lowland areas.

Dusky-legged Guan

Resident in southeastern Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and northeastern Argentina. Found in Atlantic Forest and gallery woodland.

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Охранный статус

Least Concern

Rufous-vented Chachalaca

Least Concern

Dusky-legged Guan

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How to Tell Them Apart

Rufous-vented Chachalaca

Оперение

Olive-brown above; grey head; bare reddish throat; underparts buff-grey grading to rich rufous-cinnamon on vent and undertail coverts; tail dark brown with buff-tipped outer feathers.

Dusky-legged Guan

Оперение

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

Rufous-vented Chachalaca

A medium-sized cracid (~605 g) of family Cracidae, with rufous undertail coverts and a bare red throat. Found in forest edges, thorn scrub, and deciduous woodland in Venezuela and Trinidad. Forages in groups for fruits, seeds, and leaves. Least Concern; a familiar bird in Venezuela, adapted to disturbed habitats and gardens as well as natural scrublands.

Dusky-legged Guan

A large cracid (~1.5 kg) of family Cracidae, with dark legs, olive-brown plumage, and a red wattle. Found in Atlantic Forest and subtropical forests of southeastern Brazil, eastern Paraguay, northeastern Argentina, and Uruguay. Arboreal frugivore. Least Concern; one of the most common guans in southeastern South America and increasingly tolerant of forest fragments.

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