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Forest1.8 kg
ID tip
Male and female Yungas guans are alike. They are chestnut above and dull reddish brown below. The belly has brown to orange horizontal markings and the tail is dark brown. The head and back of the neck are black. Feathers of the neck, back, and chest have white edges that are significantly larger than those of P. obscura. The bare skin of the face is slate gray and the wattle is red. The Yungas guan is larger than P. obscura; the lengths of nine specimens were between 77.0 cm (30.3 in) and 89.0 cm (35.0 in) compared to 48.0 cm (18.9 in) and 66.0 cm (26.0 in) for two specimens of P. obscura.
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When to see the Yungas Guan
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Yungas Guan
The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Yungas Guan
The Yungas guan is a species of bird in the family Cracidae, the chachalacas, guans, and curassows. It is found in the Andean foothills of Argentina and Bolivia.
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Easily confused with
Rusty-margined GuanPenelope superciliarisThe rusty-margined guan is 55 to 73 cm (1.8 to 2.4 ft) long.
Chestnut-bellied GuanPenelope ochrogasterChestnut-bellied guan is a medium-sized bird that is light brown at the head, fading darker approaching the wings and even darker at the tail.
Cauca GuanPenelope perspicaxThese are large birds, measuring c.75–85 cm in length, with the typical plump body, long tail and small head of the Cracidae species.
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