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Pale-winged Trumpeter
Psophia leucoptera
Pale-winged Trumpeter (Psophia leucoptera) — Cranes & Rails of South America.
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The Pale-winged Trumpeter (Psophia leucoptera) is a member of the Psophiidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 1.3 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 Gruiformes
- Family Psophiidae Trumpeters
- Genus Psophia
- Species leucoptera
Quick facts
- Weight
- 1.3 kg
- Diet
- Fruit-eaters
- Family
- Psophiidae
- Order
- Gruiformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
Similar birds
Least Concern
Vulnerable
Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Pale-winged Trumpeter is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it forages mainly on the ground.
Migration
The Pale-winged Trumpeter is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Pale-winged Trumpeter (Psophia leucoptera) is a species of bird in the Psophiidae family, part of the order Gruiformes. It occurs naturally across South America. Its distribution covers SA w Amazonia.
It is a very large bird. Adults weighs around 1.3 kg, with a wing length of about 27.1 cm and a tail of around 11.2 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 1.5 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Pale-winged Trumpeter?
The Pale-winged Trumpeter is a very large bird that weighs around 1.3 kg.
Where does the Pale-winged Trumpeter live?
The Pale-winged Trumpeter is found across South America with a range covering SA w Amazonia, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Pale-winged Trumpeter belong to?
The Pale-winged Trumpeter (Psophia leucoptera) belongs to the Psophiidae family, in the order Gruiformes.
What does the Pale-winged Trumpeter eat?
The Pale-winged Trumpeter is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Does the Pale-winged Trumpeter migrate?
The Pale-winged Trumpeter is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Pale-winged Trumpeter 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 Pale-winged Trumpeter make?
1 real field recording of the Pale-winged Trumpeter — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Pale-winged Trumpeter's range?
The Pale-winged Trumpeter has a mapped global range of about 1.5 million km².
Conservation
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