NPA: Cerros de Amotape National Park.
Endemic: From northwestern Peru and western Ecuador.
Characteristics
This small guan has a long neck and a dun brown body with a dark chestnut brown head. Its tail is long and dark brown, with dark chestnut brown at the tips of its outer feathers. Its abdomen is cream colored. Its eye ring is violet and its legs are blackish. Its throat has a small red gular membrane.
Length: 56-61 cm / 22-24 in.
Threat: Vulnerable.
Best Time for observation: All year round.
Habitat: It can be seen in the riparian vegetation or in the forest around the “El Caucho” Biological Station and on the trail leading from the station to Campo Verde and Cotrina.
Endemic species of the Tumbes region.
This small guan has a long neck and a dun brown body with a dark chestnutbrown head. Its tail is long and dark brown, with dark chestnut brown at the tips of its outer feathers. Its abdomen is cream colored. Its eye ring is violet and its legs are blackish. Its throat has a small red gular membrane.
It can be seen throughout the year in the riparian vegetation or in the forest around the “El Caucho” Biological Station and on the trail leading from the station to Campo Verde and Cotrina.
