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Revision as of 00:54, 18 December 2014
- Penelope argyrotis
Identification
50–61 cm
- 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
Moist montanes.
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. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. 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
