About the Red-faced Guan
The red-faced guan is a species of bird in the family Cracidae, the chachalacas, guans, and curassows. It is found in Argentina and Bolivia.
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The red-faced guan is 63 to 69 cm (2.1 to 2.3 ft) long. One female weighed 1,230 g (2.7 lb). It is rich brown overall with white or silvery flecking on the head, breast, and upper back. It has an obvious whitish supercilium, bare pinkish red facial skin, and the red dewlap that is typical of its genus.
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Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in October · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
White-browed GuanPenelope jacucacaThe white-browed guan is 65 to 70 cm (2.1 to 2.3 ft) long.
White-crested GuanPenelope pileataThe white-crested guan is a large bird and grows to a length of about 80 centimetres (31 in).
White-winged GuanPenelope albipennisThe white-winged guan has an average length of 85.2 cm (2.8 ft) and average weight of 1.6 kg (3.5 lb).
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