Band-tailed Guan - BirdForum Opus

Penelope argyrotis

Photo by max1
Santa Marta mountains, Colombia, February, 2016

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 :

• 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

1. 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/
2. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved December 2014)
3. neotropical.birds.cornell.edu

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Band-tailed Guan. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 16 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Band-tailed_Guan

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