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White-throated Piping Guan
Pipile grayi
White-throated Piping Guan (Pipile grayi) — Gamebirds of South America.
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The White-throated Piping Guan (Pipile grayi) is a member of the Cracidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 1.2 kg. The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Close to qualifying for a threatened category in the near future.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Galliformes
- Family Cracidae Chachalacas, Curassows, Guans
- Genus Pipile
- Species grayi
Where it lives
Southwestern Brazil, southeastern Peru, eastern Bolivia and northeastern Paraguay
Quick facts
- Weight
- 1.2 kg
- Diet
- Fruit-eaters
- Family
- Cracidae
- Order
- Galliformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The White-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 White-throated Piping Guan is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The White-throated Piping Guan (Pipile grayi) belongs to the Cracidae family of the order Galliformes. It is found across South America. Its distribution covers SA sw Brazil, se Peru, e Bolivia and ne Paraguay.
It is a very large bird. Adults weighs around 1.2 kg, with a wing length of about 32.7 cm and a tail of around 27.8 cm.
The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened. That means it is close to qualifying as threatened and is worth keeping a careful eye on.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 942,000 km².
Frequently asked questions
How big is the White-throated Piping Guan?
The White-throated Piping Guan is a very large bird that weighs around 1.2 kg.
Where does the White-throated Piping Guan live?
The White-throated Piping Guan is found across South America with a range covering SA sw Brazil, se Peru, e Bolivia and ne Paraguay, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the White-throated Piping Guan belong to?
The White-throated Piping Guan (Pipile grayi) belongs to the Cracidae family, in the order Galliformes.
What does the White-throated Piping Guan eat?
The White-throated Piping Guan is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Does the White-throated Piping Guan migrate?
The White-throated Piping Guan is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the White-throated Piping Guan endangered?
The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened That means it is close to qualifying as threatened and is worth keeping a careful eye on.
How large is the White-throated Piping Guan's range?
The White-throated Piping Guan has a mapped global range of about 942,000 km².
Conservation
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