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What the Wattled Guan sounds like
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The wattled guan is recognisable by the elongated red and yellow fleshy wattle that dangles from its throat. It is a large bird with a long tail, about 75 centimetres (30 in) long and weighing between 1,200 and 1,550 grams (42 and 55 oz). The plumage is black, the beak is blue and the feet are flesh-coloured.
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When to see the Wattled Guan
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 11 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is February, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Wattled Guan
The map shades 4 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Wattled Guan
The wattled guan is a species of bird in the family Cracidae. It is a fairly large black cracid with blue-based, black-tipped beak and a long, red-and-yellow wattle.
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Easily confused with
Band-tailed GuanPenelope argyrotisThe band-tailed guan is 50 to 61 cm (1.6 to 2.0 ft) long.
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).
Highland GuanPenelopina nigraThe highland guan grows to a length of 590 to 650 millimetres (23 to 26 in).
Side by side: Band-tailed Guan vs Wattled Guan · Wattled Guan vs White-bellied Chachalaca · Highland Guan vs Wattled Guan
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