Horned Guan vs Andean Guan
Oreophasis derbianus เปรียบเทียบกับ Penelope montagnii
Side-by-Side Comparison
| คุณสมบัติ | Horned Guan | Andean Guan |
|---|---|---|
| ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ | Oreophasis derbianus | Penelope montagnii |
| อันดับ | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| วงศ์ตระกูล | Cracidae | Cracidae |
| สถานะการอนุรักษ์ | Endangered | Least Concern |
| ความยาว | — | — |
| กว้างปีก | 74.1 cm (29.2 in) | 48.3 cm (19.0 in) |
| น้ำหนัก | 2072.8 g (73.12 oz) | 650.0 g (22.93 oz) |
| อาหาร | Frugivorous; eats fruits, especially bromeliads, leaves, and invertebrates in Mexican and Guatemalan cloud forests. Endangered. | Eats fruits, berries, leaves, flowers, and buds in Andean cloud forests. Forages at all levels … |
| จำนวนไข่ | 2 | 2 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Horned Guan
Emits a deep, resonant booming call and loud wing-whirring display. The extraordinary, far-carrying boom is one of the most powerful calls in the cloud forest; wing-whirring is vigorous.
Andean Guan
Emits deep, resonant honking calls and loud wing-whirring display flights. Andean cloud forest echoes with both calls and wing-whirring at dawn across multiple Penelope guans.
Geographic Range & Migration
Horned Guan
Endemic to the volcanic highlands of Chiapas, Mexico, and adjacent Guatemala at 2,000-3,300 m. Found in cloud forest. Endangered.
Andean Guan
Resident in the Andes from Venezuela and Colombia south to Bolivia at 1,500-3,600 m. Found in humid cloud forest and montane scrub.
สถานะการอนุรักษ์
Horned Guan
Andean Guan
How to Tell Them Apart
Horned Guan
Black above with white streaking; white below with black streaking; extraordinary erect red horn on crown; bare red facial skin; white iris; legs red. The horn is unique among cracids.
Andean Guan
Dark olive-brown above; bare red throat wattle; neck and breast streaked white on dark background; lower belly and flanks rufous-chestnut; tail dark with slight gloss.
About These Birds
Horned Guan
A large cracid (~2 kg) of family Cracidae, unique for a bright red bony horn projecting from the crown. Endemic to cloud forests above 2,000 m in the Sierra Madre de Chiapas of Mexico and adjacent Guatemala. Feeds on fruits and leaves in the forest canopy. Endangered; one of the world's most distinctive birds, threatened by cloud forest loss and hunting.
Andean Guan
A medium-sized cracid (~650 g) of family Cracidae, with dull brown-olive plumage and a bare red throat wattle. Inhabits Andean cloud forests and forest edges from Venezuela south to Bolivia at elevations of 1,200–3,500 m. Feeds on fruits, seeds, and invertebrates. Least Concern; widespread in montane Andes and one of the more commonly encountered Penelope guans.