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The highland guan grows to a length of 590 to 650 millimetres (23 to 26 in). The plumage of the male is black, the upper parts glossed with green or blue, the underparts rather duller. The iris of the eye is reddish-brown and there is reddish-brown or purplish bare skin around and behind the eye. The beak, the bare skin on the throat, the large wattle, the legs and feet are reddish-orange. The female, by contrast, is black, heavily mottled and barred with reddish-brown and cinnamon, with a red beak and bare skin round the beak, and purplish bare skin round the eye.
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When to see the Highland Guan
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 7 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is March, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Highland Guan
The map shades 5 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Highland Guan
The highland guan is a species of bird in the family Cracidae. It is found in the highlands of El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, southern Mexico, and Nicaragua.
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Easily confused with
White-bellied ChachalacaOrtalis leucogastraThe white-bellied chachalaca is 43 to 50 cm (1.4 to 1.6 ft) long and weighs 439 to 560 g (0.97 to 1.2 lb).
Band-tailed GuanPenelope argyrotisThe band-tailed guan is 50 to 61 cm (1.6 to 2.0 ft) long.
Rusty-margined GuanPenelope superciliarisThe rusty-margined guan is 55 to 73 cm (1.8 to 2.4 ft) long.
Side by side: Highland Guan vs Wattled Guan · Highland Guan vs White-bellied Chachalaca · Band-tailed Guan vs Highland Guan · Highland Guan vs Rusty-margined Guan
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