Wattled Guan vs Crested Guan
Aburria aburri 对比 Penelope purpurascens
Side-by-Side Comparison
| 属性 | Wattled Guan | Crested Guan |
|---|---|---|
| 学名 | Aburria aburri | Penelope purpurascens |
| 目 | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| 科 | Cracidae | Cracidae |
| 保护状况 | Least Concern | Near Threatened |
| 体长 | — | — |
| 翼展 | 67.4 cm (26.5 in) | 75.9 cm (29.9 in) |
| 体重 | 1398.3333333333333 g (49.32 oz) | 1939.5 g (68.41 oz) |
| 食性 | Frugivorous; eats fruits, berries, and leaves in Andean cloud forests of Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, and … | Eats fruits, berries, seeds, leaves, and flowers in Central and South American lowland and foothill … |
| 产卵数 | -- | 2-3 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Wattled Guan
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.
Crested Guan
Emits a loud, resonant honking cackle and sustained wing-whirring display. The resonant honk carries through Central American and northern South American tropical forest canopy.
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.
Crested Guan
Resident from Mexico and Central America south to western Ecuador and Venezuela at sea level to 2,400 m. Found in humid forest.
保护状况
Wattled Guan
Crested Guan
How to Tell Them Apart
Wattled Guan
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.
Crested Guan
Dark brownish-black with purplish gloss; prominent erectile dark crest; bare red throat wattle; neck and breast finely streaked white; lower belly rufous-chestnut; tail long and dark.
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。
Crested Guan
A large cracid (~1.9 kg) of family Cracidae, with a shaggy crest, red wattle, and dark plumage with white streaking. Inhabits lowland and montane humid forests from Mexico to western Ecuador and Venezuela. Arboreal frugivore; also takes leaves and invertebrates. Near Threatened due to deforestation and hunting across Central America and South America.