Black guan
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C. unicolor
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| Chamaepetes unicolor Salvin, 1867
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The black guan (Chamaepetes unicolor) is a species of bird in the Cracidae family. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama.
Description
The black guan is 61 cm (24 in) long. Its plumage is all black with contrasting bright blue facial skin around a red eye. The legs and feet are pinkish-red.[2][3]
Ecology
The black guan is frugivorous, eating fruit and berries while travelling through the tree canopy. It is mostly silent.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. This species is listed as Near Threatened because it occupies a small range, in which it is threatened by hunting and limited habitat loss and degradation.
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chamaepetes unicolor. |
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Wikispecies has information related to: Chamaepetes unicolor |
- BirdLife species factsheet for Chamaepetes unicolor
- Black Guan videos, photos, and sounds at the Internet Bird Collection
- Black Guan photo gallery at VIREO (Drexel University)
- Black Guan species account at NeotropicalBirds (Cornell University)
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