Highland Guan
A species of Guan, Also known as Black Penelopina Scientific name : Penelopina nigra Genus : Guan
Highland Guan, A species of Guan
Also known as:
Black Penelopina
Botanical name: Penelopina nigra
Genus: Guan
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Description General Info
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Description
The highland guan grows to a length of 590 to 650 millimetres (23 to 26 in). The plumage of the male is black, the upper parts glossed with green or blue, the underparts rather duller. The iris of the eye is reddish-brown and there is reddish-brown or purplish bare skin around and behind the eye. The beak, the bare skin on the throat, the large wattle, the legs and feet are reddish-orange. The female, by contrast, is black, heavily mottled and barred with reddish-brown and cinnamon, with a red beak and bare skin round the beak, and purplish bare skin round the eye. 
Size
65 cm
Nest Placement
Tree
Feeding Habits
Highland Guan primarily consumes fruit, supplemented by arthropods, small vertebrates, and leaves. Its foraging occurs in trees and involves searching foliage and bark. Unique adaptations include a preference for certain fruit types, leveraged by their forest habitat.
Habitat
The highland Guan predominantly resides in old-growth cloud forests and pine-oak forests, including areas with low-canopy secondary growth. These birds are also known to inhabit managed landscapes such as pine and cypress plantations and shade-grown coffee plantations. Despite a preference for undisturbed primary habitats, highland Guan populations are found to be fairly consistent in both pristine and altered cloud forest environments across broad upland regions.
Dite type
Omnivorous
General Info
Feeding Habits
Bird food type
Distribution Area
The highland guan is found on either side of the mountain ranges in Central America. In Mexico it is uncommon, but it is present in moderate numbers in the El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve. It is also common in some localities in Guatemala, but rather rarer in Honduras, north-central Nicaragua and El Salvador, and it may be extinct in El Salvador. Its habitat is humid broad-leaved mountain forests, mainly cloud forests and pine-oak forests, but it has also been observed in secondary forests and plantations. The bird forages for fruit, in the trees and on the leaf litter.
Species Status
The highland guan is thought to be decreasing in numbers. The main threats it faces are the destruction of its forest habitat, and being hunted for food. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its conservation status as "vulnerable".
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