Black guan

Black guan
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Galliformes
Family:	Cracidae
Genus:	Chamaepetes
Species:	C. unicolor
Binomial name
Chamaepetes unicolor Salvin, 1867

The black guan (Chamaepetes unicolor) is a species of bird in the Cracidae family. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama.

Description

The black guan is 61 cm (24 in) long. Its plumage is all black with contrasting bright blue facial skin around a red eye. The legs and feet are pinkish-red.^[2][3]

Ecology

Monteverde, Costa Rica

The black guan is frugivorous, eating fruit and berries while travelling through the tree canopy. It is mostly silent.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. This species is listed as Near Threatened because it occupies a small range, in which it is threatened by hunting and limited habitat loss and degradation.

References

1. BirdLife International (2012). "Chamaepetes unicolor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
2. Garrigues, Richard; Dean, Robert (2007). The Birds of Costa Rica. Ithaca: Zona Tropical/Comstock/Cornell University Press. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-8014-7373-9.
3. Angehr, George R.; Dean, Robert (2010). The Birds of Panama. Ithaca: Zona Tropical/Comstock/Cornell University Press. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-8014-7674-7.

External links

• BirdLife species factsheet for Chamaepetes unicolor
• Black Guan videos, photos, and sounds at the Internet Bird Collection
• Black Guan photo gallery at VIREO (Drexel University)
• Black Guan species account at NeotropicalBirds (Cornell University)

• Interactive range map of Chamaepetes unicolor at IUCN Red List maps