Rusty-margined Guan
A species of Typical guans Scientific name : Penelope superciliaris Genus : Typical guans
Rusty-margined Guan, A species of Typical guans
Botanical name: Penelope superciliaris
Genus: Typical guans
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Description
Description
The rusty-margined guan (Penelope superciliaris) is a species of bird in the family Cracidae, which includes the chachalacas, guans, and curassows. It is found in the dry regions of northeast Brazil, the cerrado and caatinga, as well as southeast Brazil; also the pantanal and the adjacent southeast Amazon Basin. It is also found in eastern Paraguay with extreme northeast Argentina, and eastern Bolivia in the Pantanal. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. If not hunted, it tolerates human proximity well and can be found even in the city of Rio de Janeiro, in places such as the Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden as well as in the adjoining Tijuca Forest. 
Size
73 cm
Feeding Habits
Rusty-margined Guan is a non-specialized frugivore favoring fruits from a wide array of species, with the occasional consumption of insects, leaves, and flowers—especially in the dry season. While foraging alone or in groups, primarily arboreal but also terrestrial, rusty-margined Guan helps in seed dispersal and uses gizzard stones for digestion.
Habitat
Rusty-margined Guan is commonly found in diverse forested environments that include dense forest interiors, forest peripheries, and a variety of woodland types such as semi-deciduous, gallery, and riparian forests. These birds are also associated with secondary growths like capoeira, coastal restinga habitats, forest groves within savanna regions, areas with shrubby caatinga vegetation, and are seen around riverbanks and lake edges as well as within mangrove systems. They are known to adapt to anthropogenic landscapes, utilizing groves in pastures and even Eucalyptus plantations, demonstrating a certain level of habitat flexibility. Rusty-margined Guan shows a preference for forest edge habitats when existing alongside similar species.
Dite type
Frugivorous
Scientific Classification
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