Grey-winged Trumpeter
Psophia crepitans
The Grey-winged Trumpeter (Psophia crepitans) is a rare trumpeter found in 8 countries, weighing about 1.0 kg. The grey-winged trumpeter is a member of a small family of birds, the Psophiidae.
About the Grey-winged Trumpeter
The grey-winged trumpeter is a member of a small family of birds, the Psophiidae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, northern Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela, north of the Amazon River.
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How to identify it
The grey-winged trumpeter is a chicken-like bird with a long neck and legs and a hump-backed profile. It is 45 to 52 centimetres (18 to 20 in) long. Two males weighed 0.82 and 1.02 kg (1.8 and 2.2 lb) and six females weighed between 0.79 and 1.06 kg (1.7 and 2.3 lb). The sexes are similar in appearance. Their stout, slightly decurved, bill is yellowish-green and their legs and feet greenish-olive. Their plumage is mostly black. The nominate subspecies has green or violet iridescence on the lower neck. Its inner wings and rump are ashy grey and the middle of the back is ochre to chestnut. Voice: All trumpeters are highly vocal. The grey-winged trumpeter's song is a low humming "wuh-wuh-wuh wuh wuh - -". Its alarm call is "loud, harsh 'GRAH' notes".
What the Grey-winged Trumpeter sounds like
Where it lives
When to see it
The Grey-winged Trumpeter can be seen all year round, with peak activity in January. It is a resident species across most of its range.
Easily confused with
Quick questions
- How do you identify a Grey-winged Trumpeter?
- The grey-winged trumpeter is a chicken-like bird with a long neck and legs and a hump-backed profile. Full identification notes are on this page.
- How big is a Grey-winged Trumpeter?
- The Grey-winged Trumpeter is a large sized bird weighing about 1.0 kg.
- Where can you see a Grey-winged Trumpeter?
- The Grey-winged Trumpeter occurs in 8 countries, including French Guiana, Ecuador, Guyana, Brazil and Suriname.
- What does a Grey-winged Trumpeter sound like?
- You can listen to a field recording of the Grey-winged Trumpeter on this page, contributed to xeno-canto under open licences.
- What birds look similar to a Grey-winged Trumpeter?
- The Grey-winged Trumpeter is most easily confused with the Pale-winged Trumpeter and the Dark-winged Trumpeter.
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