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Crested guan

Penelope purpurascens
Cracids (Cracidae)

Crested guanon RikenMon's Nature.Guide

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The back is brown with a white speckled breast and neck, pinkish belly. On the head a crown that is sometimes flat, below the chin a red lob.
Both genders are the same, young have black and yellow stains.

Found in the forest where it walks the branches looking for seeds and leaves. Very noisy.

⇔ l. 84-92 cm

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Social

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Size 60-90 cm

Shape Fowl

Colour

Legs Common

Beak Hooked

Neck Normal

Tail Long

Habitat Forest

Social Group/Flock

Food Fruit

Food Plants

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60-90 cm

Fowl

Common

Hooked

Normal

Long

Forest

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Group/Flock

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Plants

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0 LookAlikes (LA):

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Pava cojolita

Jacuaçú

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