Black-fronted Piping Guan (Pipile jacutinga)
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Black-fronted Piping Guan

Pipile jacutinga (Spix, 1825)

64–74 cmLength1.2 kgWeight

The black-fronted piping guan (Pipile jacutinga) or jacutinga in Brazilian Portuguese is a bird in the chachalaca, guan, and curassow family Cracidae.

Busiest months: August and October · Most records: Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay

Endangered

Where and when it's recorded

Black-fronted Piping Guan has been recorded at 29 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 3 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. PP Urugua-í – Seccional UruzúArgentina963 records
  2. PE IntervalesBrazil481 records
  3. PN Iguazú – Área CataratasArgentina366 records
More places
  1. Tapiraí – Trilha dos Tucanos LodgeBrazil269 records
  2. PE Intervales – Pousadas e arredoresBrazil135 records
  3. PN Iguazú – Sendero MacucoArgentina45 records
  4. Peruíbe – GuaraúBrazil24 records
  5. PE Carlos Botelho – Núcleo São Miguel ArcanjoBrazil23 records
  6. PN Iguazú – Ruta 101Argentina21 records
  7. Reserva Natural Salto MoratoBrazil9 records

Countries and regions with the most records

ArgentinaBrazilParaguay

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The black-fronted piping guan (Pipile jacutinga) or jacutinga in Brazilian Portuguese is a bird in the chachalaca, guan, and curassow family Cracidae. It is native to the Serra do Mar coastal forests, Paraguay and northeastern Argentina.

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Questions

How big is the Black-fronted Piping Guan?

The Black-fronted Piping Guan is about 64–74 cm long and weighs around 1.2 kg.

Where does the Black-fronted Piping Guan live?

Its breeding range: South America: southeastern Brazil, northeastern Argentina and southeastern Paraguay. It is most often recorded in Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay.

When is the best time to see the Black-fronted Piping Guan?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in August and October (Southern Hemisphere).

Is the Black-fronted Piping Guan endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Black-fronted Piping Guan as Endangered.

What does the Black-fronted Piping Guan eat?

Main food: Fruit.

What family is the Black-fronted Piping Guan in?

It belongs to the family Chachalacas, Curassows, Guans (Cracidae), order Galliformes.

At a glance

Length
64–74 cm
Weight
1.2 kg
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Fruit
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Endangered
More measurements
Wing
340 mm
Tail
285 mm
Bill
38 mm
Tarsus
67 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

South America: southeastern Brazil, northeastern Argentina and southeastern Paraguay

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Genus
Pipile

Other birds in the genus Pipile

Trinidad Piping GuanTrinidad Piping GuanPipile pipileBlue-throated Piping GuanBlue-throated Piping GuanPipile cumanensisWhite-throated Piping GuanWhite-throated Piping GuanPipile grayiRed-throated Piping GuanRed-throated Piping GuanPipile cujubiPlain ChachalacaPlain ChachalacaOrtalis vetulaGrey-headed ChachalacaGrey-headed ChachalacaOrtalis cinereicepsChestnut-winged ChachalacaChestnut-winged ChachalacaOrtalis garrulaRufous-vented ChachalacaRufous-vented ChachalacaOrtalis ruficaudaRufous-headed ChachalacaRufous-headed ChachalacaOrtalis erythropteraRufous-bellied ChachalacaRufous-bellied ChachalacaOrtalis wagleri
Black-fronted Piping Guan

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