Sickle-winged guan
Sickle-winged guan | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Galliformes |
Family: | Cracidae |
Genus: | Chamaepetes |
Species: | C. goudotii |
Binomial name | |
Chamaepetes goudotii (Lesson, 1828) | |
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The sickle-winged guan (Chamaepetes goudotii) is a species of bird in the Cracidae family.
It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. In Ecuador, it is noted that the guans from the Eastern slope, at 61-63.5 cm (24–25 in), were much larger than birds from the Western Andean slope, at 51-54.5 cm (20–22 in).
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Chamaepetes goudotii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
External links
- AVIBASE Account and photographs.
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