Bearded Guan

Bearded Guan
	Bearded Guan ( Penelope barbata )
Systematics
Class :	Birds (aves)
Order :	Chicken birds (Galliformes)
Family :	Hokkohens (Cracidae)
Genre :	Penelope
Type :	Bearded Guan
Scientific name
	Penelope barbata
	Chapman , 1921

The Bearded Guan ( Penelope barbata ) is a fowl from the family of the Hokkohühner (Cracidae).

The Latin species addition means bearded.

The bird is endemic to southern Ecuador and adjacent northwestern Peru .

The distribution area includes tropical or subtropical moist mountain forest from 1200 to 3100 m altitude on the western slopes of the Andes .

features

At about 55 cm, the bird is comparatively small, predominantly deep brown in color with the exception of the silvery crown and neck and a red-brown, blurred tail band. Legs and dewlap are red. Except for Bartguan only has Bindenschwanzguan ( Penelope argyrotis ) different coloration of the tail feathers. The species differs from this by the lack of white markings on the wing covers , and by strong feathering on the throat and neck. There is no difference between the sexes .

voice

Flapping wings at dusk is usually seen as the male's display behavior.

Way of life

The species usually occurs in pairs or small groups. The breeding season is probably between February and July.

nutrition

The diet consists mainly of fruits , including leaves and flowers.

The species is monotypical .

Hazardous situation

The stock is considered to be near threatened by habitat loss and hunting pressure.

literature

F. Capman: Penelope barbata, new species. In: American Museum novitates , 1921, No. 18, p. 3 Biodiversity Library

Web links

Commons : Bartguan - collection of images, videos and audio files

Oiseaux (French)
Birds of the World (videos, photos and sound recordings)

Individual evidence

↑ barbatavibaseid = 89605A181BC9120C Bartguan , in Avibase - The World Bird Database. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e del Hoyo, J. and GM Kirwan (2020): Bearded Guan (Penelope barbata), version 1.0. In: J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, DA Christie, and E. de Juana (Eds.): Birds of the World . Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA 2020. [1]
↑ Redlist.Retrieved May 14, 2020.

[avibase-1] rbatavibaseid = 89605A181BC9120C Bartguan , in Avibase - The World Bird Database. Retrieved May 14, 2020.

[Birds-2] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e del Hoyo, J. and GM Kirwan (2020): Bearded Guan (Penelope barbata), version 1.0. In: J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, DA Christie, and E. de Juana (Eds.): Birds of the World . Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA 2020. [1]

[3] Redlist.Retrieved May 14, 2020.