About the Band-tailed Guan
The band-tailed guan is a species of bird in the family Cracidae, the chachalacas, guans, and curassows. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela.
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The band-tailed guan is 50 to 61 cm (1.6 to 2.0 ft) long. Males weigh 686 to 981 g (1.5 to 2.2 lb) and females 625 to 900 g (1.4 to 2.0 lb). The nominate subspecies' upperparts are blackish-brown to dark rufous with conspicuous white streaks. Its breast is olive brown and belly is pale to medium brown. Its face is pale grey to white and it has a prominent red dewlap. It gets its name from the wide chestnut band across the end of the tail. P. a. albicauda differs from the nominate by having buffy tips on the tail feathers. P. a.
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Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in February · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Rusty-margined GuanPenelope superciliarisThe rusty-margined guan is 55 to 73 cm (1.8 to 2.4 ft) long.
Yungas GuanPenelope bridgesiMale and female Yungas guans are alike.
Chestnut-bellied GuanPenelope ochrogasterChestnut-bellied guan is a medium-sized bird that is light brown at the head, fading darker approaching the wings and even darker at the tail.
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