- Penelope ochrogaster
Identification
67-77 cm
- Pale brown head
- Darker brown upperparts, wings and tail
- Chestnut underparts
- White flecks on breast, belly and wing coverts
- Whitish supercilium
- Dark eyebrow
- Dusky facial skin
- Reddish-orange throat and dewlap
Similar Species
Distribution
South America: found in the lowlands of eastern Brazil (west to Mato Grosso).
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Swampy deciduous woods and lowland savannas. ==Behaviour==#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved January 2015)
Diet
There is very little information available about their diet, but they have been recorded as eating flowers and probably consume fruit as well.
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/
- BirdLife International
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved January 2015)
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Chestnut-bellied Guan. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 28 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Chestnut-bellied_Guan
External Links
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