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Red-throated Piping Guan
Pipile cujubi (Pelzeln, 1858)
69–76 cmLength1.2 kgWeight
The red-throated piping guan (Pipile cujubi) is a species of bird in the chachalaca, guan, and curassow family Cracidae.
Busiest months: August · Most records: Brazil
Where and when it's recorded
Busiest months: August · Most records: Brazil
Red-throated Piping Guan has been recorded at 29 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.
Records by month Southern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Rio Cristalino – listas históricasBrazil971 records
- Poconé – Aymara LodgeBrazil501 records
- Poconé – Pousada PiuvalBrazil311 records
More places
- Jardim da AmazôniaBrazil294 records
- Poconé – Pousada Pouso AlegreBrazil290 records
- Poconé – SouthWild PantanalBrazil272 records
- Pantanal – Pousada Rio ClaroBrazil235 records
- Cristalino Lodge – Torre 1Brazil212 records
- Poconé – Rio Pixaim e arredoresBrazil194 records
- Pantanal – P. Jofre boat on Rio Cuiabá & tributariesBrazil171 records
Countries and regions with the most records
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 red-throated piping guan (Pipile cujubi) is a species of bird in the chachalaca, guan, and curassow family Cracidae. It is found in Bolivia and Brazil.
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Questions
How big is the Red-throated Piping Guan?
The Red-throated Piping Guan is about 69–76 cm long and weighs around 1.2 kg.
Where does the Red-throated Piping Guan live?
Its breeding range: South America: north-central Brazil and Amazonia. It is most often recorded in Brazil.
When is the best time to see the Red-throated Piping Guan?
At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in August (Southern Hemisphere).
Is the Red-throated Piping Guan endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Red-throated Piping Guan as Vulnerable.
What does the Red-throated Piping Guan eat?
Main food: Fruit.
What family is the Red-throated Piping Guan in?
It belongs to the family Chachalacas, Curassows, Guans (Cracidae), order Galliformes.
At a glance
- Length
- 69–76 cm
- Weight
- 1.2 kg
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Fruit
- Lifestyle
- Perches in trees
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
- Conservation
- Vulnerable
More measurements
- Wing
- 348 mm
- Tail
- 300 mm
- Bill
- 36 mm
- Tarsus
- 66 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
South America: north-central Brazil and Amazonia
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Galliformes
- Family
- Chachalacas, Curassows, Guans Cracidae
- Genus
- Pipile
Other birds in the genus Pipile
Trinidad Piping GuanPipile pipile
Blue-throated Piping GuanPipile cumanensis
White-throated Piping GuanPipile grayi
Black-fronted Piping GuanPipile jacutinga
Plain ChachalacaOrtalis vetula
Grey-headed ChachalacaOrtalis cinereiceps
Chestnut-winged ChachalacaOrtalis garrula
Rufous-vented ChachalacaOrtalis ruficauda
Rufous-headed ChachalacaOrtalis erythroptera
Rufous-bellied ChachalacaOrtalis wagleri
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