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− | + | [[Image:TrinidadPipingGuan2.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Photo by {{user|Dave+B+Smith|Dave B Smith}}<br />Grande Riviere [[Trinidad]], March 2009]] | |
− | + | '''Alternative name: Pawi''' | |
− | [[Image: | + | ;[[:Category:Pipile|Pipile]] pipile |
+ | ''Aburria pipile'' | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
+ | 65–69 cm (25½-27 in)<br /> | ||
+ | *Blackish-brown overall plumage, with faint purplish gloss | ||
+ | *White-tipped wing-[[Topography#General Anatomy|coverts]] | ||
+ | *Dark crest with white streaking | ||
+ | *Pale blue [[Topography#Heads|cere]] and basal part of bill | ||
+ | *Darker blue dewlap, | ||
+ | *Red legs | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
+ | [[Image:20180311- DSC8373-Edit.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Photo by {{user|bugmat|bugmat}}<br />Grand Riviere, [[Trinidad]], March 2018]] | ||
+ | [[Trinidad]] where found only in north-eastern forests. Population is thought to be between 70 and 200 birds. | ||
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+ | Close to extinction. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
+ | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
+ | Canopy of remote montane tall primary forests. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
+ | ====Diet==== | ||
+ | Their main diet consists of a variety of fruits and seeds from numerous tree species. | ||
+ | ====Breeding==== | ||
+ | The nest is built in a tree. The clutch consists of 3 large white eggs which are incubated by the female. | ||
+ | ====Action==== | ||
+ | Their wings make a characteristic metallic rattling sound in flight. | ||
+ | ==References== | ||
+ | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Mar 2018) | ||
+ | #BF member observations | ||
+ | {{Ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Pipile+Trinidad}} | {{GSearch|Pipile+Trinidad}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:53, 24 October 2022
Alternative name: Pawi
- Pipile pipile
Aburria pipile
Identification
65–69 cm (25½-27 in)
- Blackish-brown overall plumage, with faint purplish gloss
- White-tipped wing-coverts
- Dark crest with white streaking
- Pale blue cere and basal part of bill
- Darker blue dewlap,
- Red legs
Distribution
Trinidad where found only in north-eastern forests. Population is thought to be between 70 and 200 birds.
Close to extinction.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Canopy of remote montane tall primary forests.
Behaviour
Diet
Their main diet consists of a variety of fruits and seeds from numerous tree species.
Breeding
The nest is built in a tree. The clutch consists of 3 large white eggs which are incubated by the female.
Action
Their wings make a characteristic metallic rattling sound in flight.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Mar 2018)
- BF member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Trinidad Piping Guan. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 10 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Trinidad_Piping_Guan