Black-fronted Piping Guan
Pipile jacutinga
The Black-fronted Piping Guan (Pipile jacutinga) is a rare guans, curassows, and chachalaca found in 3 countries, weighing about 1.2 kg. The black-fronted piping guan or jacutinga in Brazilian Portuguese is a bird in the chachalaca, guan, and curassow family Cracidae.
About the Black-fronted Piping Guan
The black-fronted piping guan or jacutinga in Brazilian Portuguese is a bird in the chachalaca, guan, and curassow family Cracidae. It is native to the Serra do Mar coastal forests, Paraguay and northeastern Argentina.
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How to identify it
The black-fronted piping guan is 63.5 to 74 cm (2.08 to 2.43 ft) long and weighs 1,100 to 1,400 g (2.4 to 3.1 lb). It is similar in general appearance to a slim turkey, with a thin neck and small head. It is mainly black with a bluish gloss and a conspicuous white wing patch bearing rows of black dots. It has a large white crest and a red throat wattle with a dark blue patch at the front. Its ring of bare white skin around the dark eye and black-feathered face and forehead are unique in its genus. The legs and feet are red.
Where it lives
When to see it
Best months: January, February, March, June, July, August, September, October, November, December, with peak activity in October. It is a variable species across most of its range.
Easily confused with
Quick questions
- How do you identify a Black-fronted Piping Guan?
- The black-fronted piping guan is 63.5 to 74 cm (2.08 to 2.43 ft) long and weighs 1,100 to 1,400 g (2.4 to 3.1 lb). Full identification notes are on this page.
- How big is a Black-fronted Piping Guan?
- The Black-fronted Piping Guan is a large sized bird weighing about 1.2 kg.
- Where can you see a Black-fronted Piping Guan?
- The Black-fronted Piping Guan occurs in 3 countries, including Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay.
- What birds look similar to a Black-fronted Piping Guan?
- The Black-fronted Piping Guan is most easily confused with the Trinidad Piping Guan, the Red-throated Piping Guan and the Blue-throated Piping Guan.
- Is the Black-fronted Piping Guan endangered?
- The Black-fronted Piping Guan is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.
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