Wattled Guan vs Colombian Chachalaca

Aburria aburri 对比 Ortalis columbiana

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Wattled Guan Colombian Chachalaca
学名 Aburria aburri Ortalis columbiana
Galliformes Galliformes
Cracidae Cracidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 67.4 cm (26.5 in) 45.1 cm (17.8 in)
体重 1398.3333333333333 g (49.32 oz) 486.6666666666667 g (17.17 oz)
食性 Frugivorous; eats fruits, berries, and leaves in Andean cloud forests of Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, and … Frugivorous; eats fruits, berries, seeds, and leaves in Colombian dry forest edges and scrubby thickets.
产卵数 -- 3-4
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Wattled Guan only

Colombian Chachalaca 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.

Colombian Chachalaca

鸣唱

Emits a loud, raucous chachalaca chorus; Colombian highland calls are slightly harsher. Dawn choruses ring across Andean foothills and humid forest edge in Colombia.

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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.

Colombian Chachalaca

Endemic to the Magdalena Valley and Caribbean slopes of Colombia. Found in dry and humid tropical forest.

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保护状况

Least Concern

Wattled Guan

Least Concern

Colombian Chachalaca

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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.

Colombian Chachalaca

羽毛

Dull olive-brown above; head grey; bare pink-red throat; underparts pale grey-buff with slight olive wash on flanks; tail dark greenish-brown with whitish tips on outer rectrices.

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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。

Colombian Chachalaca

A medium-sized cracid (~487 g) of family Cracidae, endemic to the Cauca and Magdalena river valleys of Colombia. Inhabits dry forest edges, gallery woodlands, and scrubby vegetation at low to mid elevations. Forages in social groups for fruits, seeds, and leaves. Least Concern; though endemic to Colombia, it is common within its restricted range and adapts to modified habitats.

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