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White-throated Piping Guan
Pipile grayi (Pelzeln, 1870)
60–69 cmLength1.2 kgWeight
The white-throated piping guan (Pipile grayi) is a near threatened species of bird in subfamily Penelopinae of family Cracidae, the guans, chachalacas, and curassows.
Where and when it's recorded
No records at the public birding hotspots we track. It may be rare, remote, or its locations protected.
About
The white-throated piping guan (Pipile grayi) is a near threatened species of bird in subfamily Penelopinae of family Cracidae, the guans, chachalacas, and curassows. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Peru.
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Questions
How big is the White-throated Piping Guan?
The White-throated Piping Guan is about 60–69 cm long and weighs around 1.2 kg.
Where does the White-throated Piping Guan live?
Its breeding range: South America: southwestern Brazil, southeastern Peru, eastern Bolivia and northeastern Paraguay.
Is the White-throated Piping Guan endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the White-throated Piping Guan as Near Threatened.
What does the White-throated Piping Guan eat?
Main food: Fruit.
What family is the White-throated Piping Guan in?
It belongs to the family Chachalacas, Curassows, Guans (Cracidae), order Galliformes.
At a glance
- Length
- 60–69 cm
- Weight
- 1.2 kg
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Fruit
- Lifestyle
- Perches in trees
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
- Conservation
- Near Threatened
More measurements
- Wing
- 326 mm
- Tail
- 278 mm
- Bill
- 32 mm
- Tarsus
- 57 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
South America: southwestern Brazil, southeastern Peru, eastern Bolivia and northeastern Paraguay
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
Red-throated Piping GuanPipile cujubi
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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