How do you identify a White-browed Guan?

The white-browed guan is 65 to 70 cm (2.1 to 2.3 ft) long. Full identification notes are on this page.

How big is a White-browed Guan?

The White-browed Guan is a large sized bird weighing about 1.3 kg.

Where can you see a White-browed Guan?

The White-browed Guan is endemic to Brazil, which is the only country where it occurs.

What birds look similar to a White-browed Guan?

The White-browed Guan is most easily confused with the White-crested Guan, the Red-faced Guan and the White-winged Guan.

Is the White-browed Guan endangered?

The White-browed Guan is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.

White-browed Guan

Penelope jacucaca

Guans, Curassows, and Chachalacas · Galliformes · Rare

The White-browed Guan (Penelope jacucaca) is a rare guans, curassows, and chachalaca found only in Brazil, weighing about 1.3 kg. The white-browed guan is a species of bird in the chachalaca, guan, and curassow family Cracidae.

VulnerableRareEndemicEats fruitwoodlandplatform nest1.3 kg

White-browed Guan (Penelope jacucaca), photo 1 — Photo: Audrey Whitlock · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

White-browed Guan (Penelope jacucaca), photo 2 — Photo: Audrey Whitlock · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

White-browed Guan (Penelope jacucaca), photo 3 — Photo: Audrey Whitlock · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

White-browed Guan (Penelope jacucaca), photo 4 — Photo: Audrey Whitlock · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

White-browed Guan (Penelope jacucaca), photo 5 — Photo: Thomaz de Carvalho Callado · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

White-browed Guan (Penelope jacucaca), photo 6 — Photo: Thomaz de Carvalho Callado · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

White-browed Guan (Penelope jacucaca), photo 7 — Photo: vinicius_s_domingues · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

White-browed Guan (Penelope jacucaca), photo 8 — Photo: Salomão Janderson Ferreira Bispo · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

White-browed Guan (Penelope jacucaca), photo 9 — Photo: Salomão Janderson Ferreira Bispo · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

White-browed Guan (Penelope jacucaca), photo 10 — Photo: Jaderson Martins · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

About the White-browed Guan

The white-browed guan is a species of bird in the chachalaca, guan, and curassow family Cracidae. It is endemic to northeastern Brazil.

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How to identify it

The white-browed guan is 65 to 70 cm (2.1 to 2.3 ft) long. It gets its name from the prominent white supercilium, which has a black line separating it from the bare grayish skin around the eye. The adult plumage is overall blackish brown, with prominent white streaks on the upper wing. It has the red dewlap that is typical of the genus. Juveniles do not have the dewlap, their facial skin is yellowish, and the white streaks are fainter.

Where it lives

Brazil

When to see it

Best months: January, February, March, June, July, August, September, October, November, December, with peak activity in October. It is a variable species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

How do you identify a White-browed Guan?: The white-browed guan is 65 to 70 cm (2.1 to 2.3 ft) long. Full identification notes are on this page.
How big is a White-browed Guan?: The White-browed Guan is a large sized bird weighing about 1.3 kg.
Where can you see a White-browed Guan?: The White-browed Guan is endemic to Brazil, which is the only country where it occurs.
What birds look similar to a White-browed Guan?: The White-browed Guan is most easily confused with the White-crested Guan, the Red-faced Guan and the White-winged Guan.
Is the White-browed Guan endangered?: The White-browed Guan is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.

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