
Crested Guan
This is a large bird, similar in general appearance to a turkey, with a small head, long red legs, and a long broad tail. It is mainly dark brown, with white spottings on the neck and breast. The rump and belly are rufous. The head sports a bushy crest, from which the species gets its name, blue-grey bare skin around the eye, and a bare red dewlap or wattle.
Habitat:
Near Arenal Volcano.

The crested guan is a member of an ancient group of birds of the Cracidae family, which are related to the Australasian mound builders. It is found in the Neotropics, in lowlands forests ranging from south Mexico and the Yucatán Peninsula to western Ecuador and southern Venezuela.