Highland guan Penelopina nigra
Taxonomy
Scientific name:
Penelopina nigra
Family:
Cracidae
Genus:
Penelopina
Species:
Nigra
Common names:
Highland guan
Biology
Morphology:
The Guan measures between 590 – 650 mm long, with marked sexual dimorphism. The male adult is bright black with no feathers in the neck, where a long bright red dewlap is found. Adult female is brown with black stripes, barred and lacks the dewlap
Reproduction:
They lay one or two eggs once a year.
Diet:
Mainly fruits and green leaves, as well as different types of insects. They may also feed on small vertebrates, such as mice and salamanders.
Ecology
Range:
From the south of Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Central North of Nicaragua.
Habitat:
Mainly found in cloud forest but also possible in pine –oak forests, also found in mostly humid and densely forested slopes, but has been recorded also in low canopy secondary forest.
Threats
Habitat destruction and hunting
Risk Category: IUCN Red List: Vulnerable