The wattled guan ( Aburria aburri ) is a species of bird in the family Cracidae . It is a fairly large black cracid with blue-based, black-tipped beak and a long, red-and-yellow wattle . It is found in Colombia , Ecuador , Peru , and Venezuela . Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest . The wattled guan is a fairly shy species that is mostly seen when it perches on the outer edge of the canopy from a distance. Like many tropical forest birds, it is heard more often than seen. It is threatened by habitat destruction but the IUCN assessed its conservation status as being " Least Concern " in 2023, though it was previously classified as " Near Threatened " since 2000. [ 1 ] The wattled guan is recognisable by the elongated red and yellow fleshy wattle that dangles from its throat. It is a large bird with a long tail, about 75 centimetres (30 in) long and weighing between 1,200 and 1,550 grams (42 and 55 oz) . The plumage is black, the beak is blue and the feet are flesh-coloured. [ 2 ] Distribution and habitat The wattled guan is endemic to the foothills of the Andes in South America. Its range extends from northwestern Venezuela through Colombia, Ecuador and Bolivia to southern Peru. It used to be found on the western slopes of the Andes but this is believed no longer to be the case. On the eastern slopes it is rare in Venezuela but slightly more common in Colombia. Its natural habitat is wet mountain forest and woodland verges, and it also occurs in secondary forest. Its altitudinal range is 500 to 2,500 metres (1,600 to 8,200 ft) . [ 1 ] 1 2 3 BirdLife International. (2023). " Aburria aburri " . IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2023 e.T22678440A221519295. doi : 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T22678440A221519295.en . Retrieved 29 July 2024 . ↑ "Wattled guan ( Aburria aburri )" . Wildscreen Arkive. Archived from the original on 2015-09-06 . Retrieved 2015-08-07 . AGUILAR Héctor F. & Rafael F. AGUILAR H., 2012.- Redescripción del Gualí Aburria aburri (Lesson, 1828) , (Craciformes: Cracidae) con notas sobre el nido y el huevo Rev. Ecol. Lat. Am. 17(3): 53-61 ISSN 1012-2494 www.cires.org.ve Media related to Aburria aburri at Wikimedia Commons Data related to Aburria aburri at Wikispecies Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata see Avemetatarsalia see Avemetatarsalia see Maniraptora see Maniraptora † Anisolornis ? † Archaeophasianus ? † Austinornis ? † " Gigantibis "? Quercymegapodius † Bumbanipodius † Palaeoalectoris † Garrdimalga ? † Archaealectrornis † Eurobambusicola † Gracilisgallus † Megalocoturnix

† Palaeocryptonyx † Shandongornis † Palaealectoris † Proagriocharis Wikidata : Q1266228 Wikispecies : Aburria aburri ADW : Aburria_aburri Avibase : 50A427758325F170 BirdLife : 22678440 eBird : watgua1 GBIF (old): 2482313 iNaturalist : 2103 IRMNG : 10590389 IUCN : 22678440 Neotropical : watgua1 Observation.org : 70214 Open Tree of Life : 963344 Paleobiology Database : 417446 Xeno-canto : Aburria-aburri IUCN Red List least concern species Birds of the Northern Andes Birds described in 1828 Taxa named by René Lesson Articles with short description Short description matches Wikidata Articles with 'species' microformats Commons category link is on Wikidata Taxonomy articles created by Polbot