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Band-tailed Guan vs Dusky-legged Guan

Band-tailed Guan (Penelope argyrotis)

Band-tailed Guan

Penelope argyrotis

Large807 gForest

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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Photo: nmoorhatch · CC BY 4.0
Dusky-legged Guan (Penelope obscura)

Dusky-legged Guan

Penelope obscura

Huge1.8 kgForest

The bird measures an average of 73 centimeters in length and weighs an average of 1.2 kilograms, being very similar in appearance to its smaller relative, the rusty-margined guan (P. supercilliaris).

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Photo: Ron Knight from Seaford, East Sussex, United Kingdom · CC BY 2.0

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