Black Guan
Chamaepetes unicolor
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A medium-large cracid (~1.1 kg) of family Cracidae, entirely sooty-black with blue facial skin. Endemic to montane cloud forests of Costa Rica and western Panama at 1,200–3,000 m elevation. Arboreal frugivore, feeding on berries and small fruits. Least Concern; restricted range but relatively common within Costa Rican Talamanca highlands and well represented in protected areas.
Physical Description
| Measurement | Value | Imperial |
|---|---|---|
| กว้างปีก | 58.1 cm | 22.9 in |
| น้ำหนัก | 1135.0 g | 40.04 oz |
การยืนยันชนิดพันธุ์
ขนนก
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
อาณาเขตทางภูมิศาสตร์
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.
สถานะการอนุรักษ์
พฤติกรรมและการผสมพันธุ์
การทำรัง
Nest type: PL.
จำนวนไข่
2-3
เสียง
เสียงร้อง
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.
อนุกรมวิทยา
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| อันดับ | Galliformes (Gamebirds) |
| วงศ์ตระกูล | Cracidae (Chachalacas, Guans & Curassows) |
| Genus | Chamaepetes |
| ชนิดพันธุ์ | Chamaepetes unicolor |
Distribution
Black Guan has been recorded in 1 countries.
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Similar Birds
Other species in the Cracidae family