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[[Image:White-winged_Guan.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by '''BirdsPeru''' in Chaparri Private Reserve near Chiclayo, Peru]]
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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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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.
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85 cm
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*Black overall
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*White [[Topography#Wings|primaries]]
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*White flecking on neck, upper breast and wing-[[Topography#General Anatomy|coverts]]
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*Double-lobed dewlap
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*Blue bill with black tip
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'''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.
 
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
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North west [[Peru]].
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Dry forests of north-western [[Peru]] (Tumbes, Piura and Lambayeque).
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==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
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This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
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Dry wooded slopes and ravines, valleys with small permanent streams or waterholes, and dry deciduous forest with dense cover.
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Dry wooded slopes and ravines, valleys with small permanent streams or waterholes, and equatorial dry deciduous forest with dense cover, desert scrub with cacti. Observed at heights around 29 m.
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
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====Diet====
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The diet includes the leaves of maize, beans and sweet potatoes, and the fruit of coffee plants.  
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The diet includes bean, sweet potato and maize leaves also the fruit of coffee plants.  
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====Breeding====
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Breeding takes place in January-August, and2-3 eggs are laid.  
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They lay 2 or 3 eggs during the season of January to August.
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====Vocalisation====
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'''Voice''': A deep, hoarse ''och..och...och'', mostly heard at dawn and during breeding season.<br />
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'''Call''': A sharp ''cau….cau….cau'' that can be heard over a long distance.
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==Gallery==
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Image:White-winged_Guan.jpg|Photo by {{user|BirdsPeru|BirdsPeru}} in Chaparri Private Reserve near Chiclayo, [[Peru]]
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==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug13}}#BirdLife International
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
{{GSearch|Penelope+albipennis}}
 
{{GSearch|Penelope+albipennis}}
 
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Penelope]]
 
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Penelope]]

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Photo by Stanley Jones
Chaparrí Lodge, East of Chiclayo, Lambayeque Department, Peru, November 2013
Penelope albipennis


Identification

85 cm

  • Black overall
  • White primaries
  • White flecking on neck, upper breast and wing-coverts
  • Bare orangey-red or purplish throat
  • Double-lobed dewlap
  • Blue bill with black tip
  • Purple facial skin around eye


Distribution

Dry forests of north-western Peru (Tumbes, Piura and Lambayeque).


Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Dry wooded slopes and ravines, valleys with small permanent streams or waterholes, and equatorial dry deciduous forest with dense cover, desert scrub with cacti. Observed at heights around 29 m.

Behaviour

Diet

The diet includes bean, sweet potato and maize leaves also the fruit of coffee plants.

Breeding

They lay 2 or 3 eggs during the season of January to August.

Vocalisation

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

Gallery

Click on photo for larger image

  • Photo by BirdsPeru in Chaparri Private Reserve near Chiclayo, Peru

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. BirdLife International

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