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ForestPlatform nestLarge · 1.2 kg
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These are large birds, measuring c.75–85 cm in length, with the typical plump body, long tail and small head of the Cracidae species. The head, neck and mantle of the Cauca guan are dark grey, blending into the reddish chestnut colour of the rump, scapulars, wing coverts and upper tail surfaces. The primary flight feathers are greyish-brown. The undersides of the tail feathers are grey. The grey feathers of the mantle, throat, breast and belly are outlined in white, creating a scaled appearance.
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When to see the Cauca Guan
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is February, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Cauca Guan
The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Cauca Guan
The Cauca guan is a bird in the chachalaca, guan and curassow family, Cracidae. It is a large guan, and like most guans leads a mostly arboreal life in humid forests, where it forages for fruit and leaves. The Cauca guan is endemic to Colombia's Cauca River valley.
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Easily confused with
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.
Yungas GuanPenelope bridgesiMale and female Yungas guans are alike.
Marail GuanPenelope marailThe marail guan is 63 to 68 cm (2.1 to 2.2 ft) long.
Side by side: Cauca Guan vs Yungas Guan · Cauca Guan vs Chestnut-bellied Guan
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