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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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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What the Wattled Guan sounds like
Where the Wattled Guan lives
When to see the Wattled Guan
Peak activity in February · a resident species across most of its range
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).
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