Genus Penelope, Guans, are gamebirds in the Cracidae family are are larger than Chachalacas (in the range of 60 to 75 cm.). Guans are usually solitary or seen in family groups, unlike Chachalacas that form larger groups. And like most fowl consume both fruit and insects. |
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A less {rufous} idividual. |
A small guan named after the Baudo mountain range along the Colombian Pacific coast. Note blue featherless face, and dark chest with white streaking. |
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