Wattled Curassow vs Band-tailed Guan
Crax globulosa ile kıyaslandığında Penelope argyrotis
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Özellik | Wattled Curassow | Band-tailed Guan |
|---|---|---|
| Bilimsel Ad | Crax globulosa | Penelope argyrotis |
| Takım | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| Familya | Cracidae | Cracidae |
| Koruma Durumu | Endangered | Least Concern |
| Uzunluk | — | — |
| Kanat Açıklığı | 69,9 cm (27.5 in) | 52,8 cm (20.8 in) |
| Ağırlık | 2500,0 g (88.18 oz) | 798,0 g (28.15 oz) |
| Beslenme | Eats large fruits, seeds, and invertebrates on floors of Amazonian várzea forests. Vulnerable; forages along … | Frugivorous; eats fruits, berries, leaves, flowers, and buds in Andean forests of Venezuela and Colombia. … |
| Kuluçka Büyüklüğü | 2 | -- |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Wattled Curassow
Emits a deep, resonant booming call and guttural contact clucking. Endangered; the deep boom carries through Amazonian flooded forest (várzea); increasingly rarely heard.
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
Wattled Curassow
Resident in the upper Amazon Basin from Colombia and Peru south to Bolivia and Brazil. Found in lowland and flooded várzea 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.
Koruma Durumu
Wattled Curassow
Band-tailed Guan
How to Tell Them Apart
Wattled Curassow
Male glossy black with white belly; curly black crest; dark red knob and wattle at bill base; no yellow. Female black with pale barring; reddish bill ornaments present but smaller. …
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
Wattled Curassow
A large cracid (~2.5 kg) of family Cracidae, males black with a distinctive globular red wattle and curly crest. Inhabits seasonally flooded várzea and igapó forests along major Amazon and Orinoco river systems. Forages for fruits and seeds near water. Endangered; highly dependent on flooded forest habitats that are increasingly affected by dam construction and deforestation.
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.