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| − | [[Image: | + | [[Image:Apr28 273 copy copy Andean Guan Large .jpg|thumb|550px|right|Male and Female, Subspecies ''montagnii'', with yellow bill<br /> Photo by {{user|Digitalbcon|Digitalbcon}}<br />Acaime Natural Reserve near Salento, Quindio, [[Colombia]], April 2014]] |
;[[:Category:Penelope|Penelope]] montagnii | ;[[:Category:Penelope|Penelope]] montagnii | ||
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| + | [[Image:Pava Andina 7-2 copy.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Probable subspecies ''montagnii'' with black bill<br />Photo by {{user|Luis+R|Luis R}}<br />La Azulita, Mérida State, [[Venezuela]], June 2014]] | ||
[[South America]]: found in [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], [[Bolivia]] | [[South America]]: found in [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], [[Bolivia]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:46, 10 February 2022
Male and Female, Subspecies montagnii, with yellow bill
Photo by Digitalbcon
Acaime Natural Reserve near Salento, Quindio, Colombia, April 2014
Photo by Digitalbcon
Acaime Natural Reserve near Salento, Quindio, Colombia, April 2014
- Penelope montagnii
Identification
51–61 cm (20-24 in)
- Long body
- Thin neck
- Small head
- Brown plumage with whitish feather-edging on the head, neck and chest
- Red dewlap
- Reddish legs
- Bill seems variable with at least some northern birds showing yellow bill
Distribution
South America: found in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 5 subspecies[1]:
- P. m. montagnii:
- P. m. atrogularis:
- P. m. brooki:
- P. m. plumosa:
- Eastern slope of Andes of Peru
- P. m. sclateri:
- Yungas of Bolivia
Habitat
Cloud forest with epiphytes, including dwarf forests. Observed at heights around 2183 m.
Behaviour
It follows migrating Army Ants.
Diet
A variety of ripe and unripe fruit and seeds.
Breeding
They nest in a tree, and a single egg is laid.
References
- 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/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2015)
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Andean Guan. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 8 September 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Andean_Guan
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
