Wattled Guan vs White-crested Guan

Aburria aburri 对比 Penelope pileata

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Wattled Guan White-crested Guan
学名 Aburria aburri Penelope pileata
Galliformes Galliformes
Cracidae Cracidae
保护状况 Least Concern Vulnerable
体长
翼展 67.4 cm (26.5 in) 64.4 cm (25.4 in)
体重 1398.3333333333333 g (49.32 oz) 1305.0 g (46.03 oz)
食性 Frugivorous; eats fruits, berries, and leaves in Andean cloud forests of Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, and … Eats fruits, berries, seeds, and leaves in Brazilian Amazonian and transition forests. Forages in canopy …
产卵数 -- 3-4
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Wattled Guan only

White-crested Guan only

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Song & Call Comparison

Wattled Guan

鸣唱

Emits a loud, resonant, booming honk and wing-whirring display. The deep, carrying boom echoes through Andean cloud forest; wing-whirring display is powerful and conspicuous.

White-crested Guan

鸣唱

Emits a loud, resonant honking cackle and powerful wing-whirring. Calls carry through the remaining Amazonian rainforest; wing-whirring display is sustained and audible from afar.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Wattled Guan

Resident in the Andes from Venezuela and Colombia south to Bolivia at 500-2,200 m. Found in humid montane forest.

White-crested Guan

Endemic to central and western Amazonian Brazil in Pará and Amazonas. Found in tall terra firme rainforest.

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保护状况

Least Concern

Wattled Guan

Vulnerable

White-crested Guan

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How to Tell Them Apart

Wattled Guan

羽毛

Uniformly glossy greenish-black; prominent pendulous yellow-and-blue bare throat wattle; no white wing patches or streaking; legs dark grey. Striking yellow wattle is the sole bold adornment.

White-crested Guan

羽毛

Dark brownish-black; striking white bushy crest on crown; bare red throat wattle; neck and breast streaked white; lower belly rufous; tail dark. White crest is the unmistakable feature.

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About These Birds

Wattled Guan

一种体型较大的冠雉(体重约1.4千克),属于冠雉科(Cracidae),全身黑色,颈部悬挂独特的黄蓝色肉垂。分布于哥伦比亚、厄瓜多尔、秘鲁至委内瑞拉的安第斯山脉云雾林。学名Aburria aburri,依靠雨林果实为食,种群受到猎捕和栖息地丧失的威胁,被列为易危物种。

White-crested Guan

A large cracid (~1.3 kg) of family Cracidae, with a distinctive white crest on the crown. Endemic to the eastern Amazon basin in central and northeastern Brazil. Inhabits humid terra firme and várzea forests. Arboreal frugivore, feeding on fruits and seeds in the canopy. Vulnerable due to ongoing deforestation and hunting in the Amazon; relies on intact primary forest.

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