Birds of Peru

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Genus: Pipile (2 species, 5 worldwide)


Blue-throated Piping Guan (Pipile cumanensis) Madre de Dios, Peru
Photograph by George Scott Photography © All Rights Reserved.


White-throated Piping Guan (Pipile grayi) Near Threatened Porto Jofre, Mato Grosso, Brazil
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas) © All Rights Reserved.

The loose skin on the throat may be white or light blue. Note white crown. Compare to Blue-throated Piping Guan.
Zoo shot.

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Experimental sites:       Peru       Venezuela       The World       Brazil       Bolivia
Really Experimental sites:       Guyana       Cuba