Bird Guide

Chestnut-bellied Guan vs Rusty-margined Guan

Chestnut-bellied Guan (Penelope ochrogaster)

Chestnut-bellied Guan

Penelope ochrogaster

Large1.2 kgWoodland

Chestnut-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. There are white spots from the chest to the abdomen and on the wing coverts. The bird has bright red plumage on its chest, and the facial skin is dusky. Voice: The song of the chestnut-bellied guan is described as 'crowlike' and 'rough'.

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Photo: Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová · CC BY 4.0
Rusty-margined Guan (Penelope superciliaris)

Rusty-margined Guan

Penelope superciliaris

Large895 gForest

The rusty-margined guan is 55 to 73 cm (1.8 to 2.4 ft) long. The nominate subspecies weighs 950 to 1,150 g (2.1 to 2.5 lb) and P. s. jacupemba 750 to 880 g (1.7 to 1.9 lb). The species' upperparts are dark olive to brownish with the eponymous reddish margins on the wing coverts and scapulars. The belly is also rusty. The face is pale with a supercilium whose color ranges from white to buff or ochre in the different subspecies. P. s. jacupemba paler overall than the nominate and P. s. major is darker.

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Photo: Alix Sanchis · CC BY 4.0

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