Red-faced guan
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Cracidae |
| Genus: | Penelope |
| Species: | P. dabbenei
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| Penelope dabbenei | |
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Penelope nigrifrons | |
Thered-faced guan(Penelope dabbenei) is a species ofbirdin the familyCracidae,thechachalacas,guans,andcurassows.It is found inArgentinaandBolivia.[2]
Taxonomy and systematics
[edit]At least one author has suggested that the red-faced guan should be treated as a subspecies of theAndean guan(Penelope montagnii) and others have suggested a close relationship between it and thedusky-legged guan(P. obscura) but later work refuted both treatments.[3][4]The red-faced guan ismonotypic.[2]
Description
[edit]The red-faced guan is 63 to 69 cm (2.1 to 2.3 ft) long. One female weighed 1,230 g (2.7 lb). It is rich brown overall with white or silvery flecking on the head, breast, and upper back. It has an obvious whitishsupercilium,bare pinkish red facial skin, and the reddewlapthat is typical of its genus.[4]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]The red-faced guan is found in a narrow band on the east side of the Andes of southern Bolivia and northwestern Argentina. It inhabits thecloudforestof theYungasregion and prefers extensive tracts of large trees. It does occasionally occur in smaller patches or in youngsecondary forest.In elevation it mainly ranges between 1,800 and 2,500 m (5,900 and 8,200 ft) but sometimes as low as 1,300 m (4,300 ft).[4]
Behavior
[edit]Movement
[edit]The red-faced guan is thought to be largely sedentary, but some altitudinal movement has been reported in Argentina.[4]
Feeding
[edit]The red-faced guan usually forages in pairs but larger groups have been reported. It mostly forages in trees but also feeds on the ground. Its diet is mostly fruits and it also eats leaves andarthropods.[4]
Breeding
[edit]The red-faced guan's breeding season has not been fully defined, but displaying and calling pairs have been documented between September and December. It builds a platform nest of twigs and stems lined with leaves and sited in a tree. The clutch size is three eggs.[4]
Vocal and non-vocal sounds
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The red-faced guan makes a wing-whirring display at dawn. Its song is "random-sounding gruff notes, given in level series". Its alarm call is "a loud, throaty and repeated 'kroa, kroa...' interspersed by whistled notes 'luuuii'."[4]
Status
[edit]TheIUCNoriginally assessed the red-faced guan in 1988 as Threatened but since 2004 has rated it as being of Least Concern.[1]Though it has a restricted range, it occurs in several protected areas and its generally remote and inaccessible habitat make for less hunting pressure than most other guans receive.[4]
References
[edit]- ^abBirdLife International(2016)."Red-faced GuanPenelope dabbenei".IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.2016.Retrieved27 September2021.
- ^abGill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P. (July 2021)."IOC World Bird List (v 11.2)".RetrievedJuly 14,2021.
- ^Remsen, J. V., Jr., J. I. Areta, E. Bonaccorso, S. Claramunt, A. Jaramillo, D. F. Lane, J. F. Pacheco, M. B. Robbins, F. G. Stiles, and K. J. Zimmer. Version 24 August 2021. A classification of the bird species of South America. American Ornithological Society.https:// museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCBaseline.htmretrieved August 24, 2021
- ^abcdefghdel Hoyo, J., G. M. Kirwan, and E. de Juana (2020). Red-faced Guan (Penelope dabbenei), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA.https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.refgua1.01retrieved September 27, 2021