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Blue-throated Piping Guan
Pipile cumanensis
Blue-throated Piping Guan (Pipile cumanensis) — Gamebirds of South America.
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The Blue-throated Piping Guan (Pipile cumanensis) is a member of the Cracidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 1.2 kg. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Galliformes
- Family Cracidae Chachalacas, Curassows, Guans
- Genus Pipile
- Species cumanensis
Quick facts
- Weight
- 1.2 kg
- Diet
- Fruit-eaters
- Family
- Cracidae
- Order
- Galliformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
Similar birds
Critically Endangered
Least Concern
Vulnerable
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Blue-throated Piping Guan is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Blue-throated Piping Guan is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Blue-throated Piping Guan (Pipile cumanensis) belongs to the Cracidae family of the order Galliformes. It is found across South America. Its distribution covers SA e Colombia to the Guianas, w Brazil and Peru.
It is a very large bird. Adults weighs around 1.2 kg, with a wing length of about 33.2 cm and a tail of around 29.3 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 3.1 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Blue-throated Piping Guan?
The Blue-throated Piping Guan is a very large bird that weighs around 1.2 kg.
Where does the Blue-throated Piping Guan live?
The Blue-throated Piping Guan is found across South America with a range covering SA e Colombia to the Guianas, w Brazil and Peru, where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.
What family does the Blue-throated Piping Guan belong to?
The Blue-throated Piping Guan (Pipile cumanensis) belongs to the Cracidae family, in the order Galliformes.
What does the Blue-throated Piping Guan eat?
The Blue-throated Piping Guan is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Does the Blue-throated Piping Guan migrate?
The Blue-throated Piping Guan is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Blue-throated Piping Guan endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Blue-throated Piping Guan make?
1 real field recording of the Blue-throated Piping Guan — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Blue-throated Piping Guan's range?
The Blue-throated Piping Guan has a mapped global range of about 3.1 million km².
Conservation
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