Red-tailed guuan
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The red-tailed guinea ( Ortalis ruficauda ), up to 53 centimeters in size, is a member of the order of the chicken bird that inhabits the forests of the entire South American continent.
Appearance
The birds have a brown plumage, which is a little lighter on the belly. The head is black and the beak is colored silver. As a noticeable feature, the birds have a red flap of skin under their beak.
Way of life
In the jungle, where they inhabit the upper floors of the giant trees, these birds are usually noticed by their glaring, loud calls. They live together in smaller groups. Your diet includes fruits, leaves and other plant shoots.
Reproduction
The open nest is made of grass, twigs and leaves in bushes. The female, which lays up to three white eggs, takes over the breeding business.
Danger
Due to its widespread distribution and its occurrence even in environments that have been changed by humans, the species is classified as Least Concern by the IUCN .
particularities
In Venezuela the bird bears the name Guacharaca after the loud cry of the birds. The South American musical instrument of the same name is supposed to imitate the sounds of this bird species.
literature
- Goetz Rheinwald (ed.), Cyril Walker: Atlas of the bird world. Unipart, Remseck near Stuttgart 1994, ISBN 978-3-8122-3399-6 , p. 80.
Web links
- Ortalis ruficauda inthe IUCN 2014 Red List of Threatened Species . 3. Listed by: BirdLife International, 2012. Retrieved December 16, 2014.