Trinidad Guan

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Trinidad Guan
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Trinidad Guan ( Pipile pipile )

Systematics
Class : Birds (aves)
Order : Chicken birds (Galliformes)
Family : Hokkohens (Cracidae)
Genre : Pipile
Type : Trinidad Guan
Scientific name
Pipile pipile
( Jacquin , 1784)

The Trinidad Piping Guan ( Pipile pipile ) or Trinidad Blaukehlschakutinga is a bird art from the family of cracidae . He is on the Caribbean island of Trinidad off the coast of Venezuela endemic , where it comes only in dense mountain forests in the eastern part of the Northern Range ago. The population is estimated at 70–200 animals and the species is classified as critically endangered by the IUCN .

description

With a body length of 61–69 cm, the Trinidad Guan is one of the medium-sized Hokko chickens. The wing length is 36 cm, the tail length is about 29 cm. The sexes do not differ.

The tip of the beak is black; the rest of the beak, the wax skin and the featherless area of ​​the face are light blue. The eyes show a reddish brown iris . A strip of white plumage surrounds the bare area of ​​the face and extends beyond the ear covers. The feathers of the hood, which falls in the neck, are long, narrow and pointed. They are brownish black with a narrow white border. The wattles are cobalt blue . The body plumage is predominantly black and shows a brownish purple sheen. The upper wing-coverts are partly broadly banded in white and form a white wing mirror . The legs are red.

Way of life

The Trinidad Guan inhabits remote mountain rainforests in the northeast of Trinidad and is found here mainly in steep and hilly areas with numerous flowing waters, little undergrowth, a dense canopy and a rich occurrence of climbing plants and epiphytes . The height distribution ranges from 10 to 900 m. In the vicinity of the primary forests, the species can also be found in secondary vegetation and cultivated areas. It used to be found in partly deciduous forests. The food intake takes place mainly in the tree layer. The diet mainly includes fruits, but also leaves and flowers. As long as there is enough cover in the trees and the species is not hunted, the birds do not mind the presence of humans. Little is known about the breeding biology. The breeding season seems to extend over the whole year and the clutch consists of two eggs.

Existence and endangerment

The population is estimated at 70–200 animals and the species is classified as critically endangered by the IUCN . The main endangerment factors are hunting and ongoing habitat destruction.

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