Blue-throated Piping Guan

Photo by obasanmi
Pantanal, June 2006

Pipile cumanensis

Aburria cumanensis

Identification

60–69 cm (23½-27¼ in)

• Black plumage with greenish-blue gloss
• Large white wing patch
• White flecks on wing coverts and chest
• White patch over eye
• White or buffy nape
• Short white or buffy-white crest
• Pale blue bill, cobalt-blue at tip
• Blue bare flesh on throat
• Red legs

Photo by {Francisco Paludo
Bonito, MS, Brasil, September 2016

Similar Species

Trinidad Piping-Guan which is less black and not so glossy.

Distribution

South America: found in Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay.

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 2 subspecies^[1]:

• P. c. cumanensis:

• Eastern Colombia to Venezuela, the Guianas, western Brazil and Peru

• P. c. grayi:

• South-western Brazil to Bolivia, north-eastern Paraguay and south-eastern Peru

Habitat

Forest edges, particularly near water.

Behaviour

Diet

The diet consists of figs and palm fruits, leaves and flowers. They are often observed at salt and clay licks.

Breeding

It builds a nest of twigs, and the eggs are yellow.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Avibase
3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved September 2016)
4. Wikipedia
5. Neotropical Birds
6. Arthur Grosset

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Blue-throated Piping Guan. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Blue-throated_Piping_Guan

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