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| − | [[Image:BandTailedGuan.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|max1|max1}}<br />Santa Marta mountains, [[ | + | [[Image:BandTailedGuan.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|max1|max1}}<br />Santa Marta mountains, [[Colombia]], February, 2016]] |
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*Dark rufous back | *Dark rufous back | ||
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:*Montane forests of northern [[Colombia]] and northern [[Venezuela]] | :*Montane forests of northern [[Colombia]] and northern [[Venezuela]] | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | They have a preference for dense, wet, virgin forests in subtropical and tropical areas. | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
Their diet consists mostly of fleshy fruits | Their diet consists mostly of fleshy fruits | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug15}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved December 2014) |
#neotropical.birds.cornell.edu | #neotropical.birds.cornell.edu | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
Revision as of 19:01, 24 May 2016
- 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 29 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Band-tailed_Guan
