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Sickle-winged Guan, Tatama National Park, Colombia Large bird, over 50cm. Described as fairly common in this area, and tame. Can't confirm, we only saw it once in 3 days time, and it immediately tried to escape :) Cerro Montezuma,Chamaepetes goudotii,Choco,Chocó,Colombia,Colombia Choco & Pacific region,Fall,Geotagged,Montezuma,Sickle-winged guan,South America,Tatama National Park,Tatamá National Park,World Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Sickle-winged Guan, Tatama National Park, Colombia

Large bird, over 50cm. Described as fairly common in this area, and tame. Can't confirm, we only saw it once in 3 days time, and it immediately tried to escape :)

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The Sickle-winged guan

The sickle-winged guan is a species of bird in the Cracidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. In Ecuador, it is noted that the guans from the Eastern slope, at 61-63.5 cm, were much larger than birds from the Western Andean slope, at 51-54.5 cm.

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Similar species: Landfowl
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Jan 19, 2018. Captured Oct 18, 2017 14:24 in Apía-Tadó, Condoto, Chocó, Colombia.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/8.0
  • 1/40s
  • ISO6400
  • 480mm
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Captured in the fall. More fall photos.