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Penelope albipennis

Photo by BirdsPeru in Chaparri Private Reserve near Chiclayo, Peru

[edit] Identification

85 cm. Black, white primaries, white flecking on neck, upper breast and wing-coverts, bare orange-red or purple throat and double-lobed dewlap, blue bill with black tip, purple facial skin around eye.

Voice: Very deep, hoarse och..och...och, especially at dawn and during breeding season. Call is a sharp cau….cau….cau that can be heard over a long distance.

[edit] Distribution

North west Peru.

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[edit] Habitat

Dry wooded slopes and ravines, valleys with small permanent streams or waterholes, and dry deciduous forest with dense cover.

[edit] Behaviour

The diet includes the leaves of maize, beans and sweet potatoes, and the fruit of coffee plants.

Breeding takes place in January-August, and2-3 eggs are laid.

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