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| − | + | [[Image:BandTailedGuan.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|max1|max1}}<br />Santa Marta mountains, [[Colombia]], February, 2016]] | |
| + | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 50–61 cm (19¾-24 in) | ||
| + | *Dark rufous back | ||
| + | *Olive-brown breast | ||
| + | *Chestnut-tipped [[Topography#Tails|rectrices]] | ||
| + | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | Northern [[South America]]: found only in [[Colombia]] and [[Venezuela]]. | ||
| + | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | There are 3 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
| + | *''P. a. albicauda '': | ||
| + | :*Sierra de Perijá ([[Colombia]]/ [[Venezuela]] border) | ||
| + | *''P. a. colombiana'': | ||
| + | :*Santa Marta Mountains (north-eastern [[Colombia]]) | ||
| + | *''P. a. argyrotis'': | ||
| + | :*Montane forests of northern [[Colombia]] and northern [[Venezuela]] | ||
| + | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | They have a preference for dense, wet, virgin forests in subtropical and tropical areas. | ||
| + | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | Their diet consists mostly of fleshy fruits | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug15}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved December 2014) | ||
| + | #neotropical.birds.cornell.edu | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| + | {{GSearch|"Penelope argyrotis" {{!}} "Band-tailed Guan"}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:00, 27 September 2023
- Penelope argyrotis
Identification
50–61 cm (19¾-24 in)
- Dark rufous back
- Olive-brown breast
- Chestnut-tipped rectrices
Distribution
Northern South America: found only in Colombia and Venezuela.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 3 subspecies[1]:
- P. a. albicauda :
- P. a. colombiana:
- Santa Marta Mountains (north-eastern Colombia)
- P. a. argyrotis:
Habitat
They have a preference for dense, wet, virgin forests in subtropical and tropical areas.
Behaviour
Their diet consists mostly of fleshy fruits
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved December 2014)
- neotropical.birds.cornell.edu
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Band-tailed Guan. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 31 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Band-tailed_Guan
External Links
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