Cauca guan

Penelope perspicax

The Cauca guan is a bird in the chachalaca, guan and curassow family Cracidae. This species occurs on the west slopes of the West and Central Andes of Colombia.
Cauca guan - side view, Otún Quimbaya Fauna and Flora Sanctuary, Colombia A rare bird with a tiny population, but in Otún Quimbaya it can be reliably seen. It is quite large and noisy, it's just hard to get an open shot.
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/148357/cauca_guan_-_perched_otn_quimbaya_fauna_and_flora_sanctuary_colombia.html
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/148355/cauca_guan_otn_quimbaya_fauna_and_flora_sanctuary_colombia.html Cauca guan,Colombia,Colombia 2022,Fall,Geotagged,Otún Quimbaya Fauna and Flora Sanctuary,Penelope perspicax,South America,World

Appearance

These are large birds, 76 cm in length, and similar in general appearance to turkeys, with thin necks and small heads. They are forest birds, and the nest is built in a tree.

This bird has drab plumage, with a red dewlap. It is dull brownish-grey, with mainly chestnut rear parts and tail. It has heavily whitish-scaled feather edges from head to mantle and breast.
Cauca guan (Penelope perspicax) SFF Otun Quimbaya, Risaralda, Colombia. Jun 6, 2014. Cauca guan,Colombia,Geotagged,Penelope perspicax,Spring

Status

This bird is endangered due to a severe loss of suitable habitat, and is also hunted for food. The current population estimate is less than one thousand individuals.
Cauca guan - perched, Otún Quimbaya Fauna and Flora Sanctuary, Colombia A rare bird with a tiny population, but in Otún Quimbaya it can be reliably seen. It is quite large and noisy, it's just hard to get an open shot.
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/148355/cauca_guan_otn_quimbaya_fauna_and_flora_sanctuary_colombia.html
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/148356/cauca_guan_-_side_view_otn_quimbaya_fauna_and_flora_sanctuary_colombia.html Cauca guan,Colombia,Colombia 2022,Fall,Geotagged,Otún Quimbaya Fauna and Flora Sanctuary,Penelope perspicax,South America,World

Behavior

The Cauca guan’s call is, like other guans, a loud, raucous honking.

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Status: Endangered
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAves
OrderGalliformes
FamilyCracidae
GenusPenelope
SpeciesP. perspicax
Photographed in
Colombia