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Penelope

Andean Guan by Nomdeploom, CC BY-SA 4.0 

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Name: Penelope 

Status: Extant

First Described: 1786

Described By: Merrem

Classification: Dinosauria, Saurischia, Eusaurischia, Theropoda, Neotheropoda, Averostra, Tetanurae, Orionides, Avetheropoda, Coelurosauria, Tyrannoraptora, Maniraptoriformes, Maniraptora, Pennaraptora, Paraves, Eumaniraptora, Averaptora, Avialae, Euavialae, Avebrevicauda, Pygostylia, Ornithothoraces, Euornithes, Ornithuromorpha, Ornithurae, Neornithes, Neognathae, Galloanserae, Pangalliformes, Galliformes, Cracidae, Penelopinae

Referred Species: P. albipennis (White-Winged Guan), P. argyrotis (Band-Tailed Guan), P. barbata (Bearded Guan), P. dabbenei (Red-Faced Guan), P. jacquacu (Spix’s Guan), P. jacucaca (White-Browed Guan), P. marail (Marail Guan), P. montagnii (Andean Guan), P. obscura (Dusky-Legged Guan), P. ochrogaster (Chester-bellied Guan), P. ortoni (Baudo Gaun), P. perspicax (Cauca Guan), P. pileata (White-Crested Guan), P. purpurascens (Crested Guan), P. superciliaris (Rusty-Margined Guan) 

Spix’s Guan by JoJan, CC BY-SA 3.0 

Penelope is the primary genus of Guans, leading to the name for the entire Guan sub-family. These birds have loud, honking calls, and live in tropical forests in Latin America. Many of these animals live in high altitudes and are shy; in addition, many others are critically endangered and rare to spot even in the best of times. They probably originated in the Andes mountains, and then dispersed from there; though it is difficult to figure out exactly when they first diverged from other Guans. 

Band-Tailed Guan by the Carnegie Museum, in the Public Domain 

The Band-Tailed Guan, P. argyrotis, is a currently nonthreatened species from Colombia and Venezuela, though it natural tropical mountain habitat is being degraded and could lead to general decrease in its population. The White-Winged Guan (P. albipennis), on the other hand, is one of those rarely observed and thus rarely photographed species - it is currently considered critically endangered. It’s last known range is in northwestern Peru, and it grew to about 70 centimeters in length, generally resembling turkeys on a superficial level. Due to severe loss of suitable habitat, as well as extensive hunting, it is extremely rare; but there are repopulation efforts ongoing. They have dark brown feathers, white wing feathers, and pale flecking on the neck, as well as a bare red throat. 

Bearded Guan by Francesco Veronesi, CC BY-SA 2.0 

The Bearded Guan, P. barbata, is a vulnerable species from Ecuador and Peru, mainly in wet mountain forest. Due to deforestation for agriculture and mining, it is threatened by habitat loss. It is uncertain what it eats, though it is known to be monogamous and territorial in its breeding range. They reach sexual maturity at two years, and reproduce until they are twenty years old. They are brown birds, with white speckled neck feathers, and a silver crown of feathers on it its head. The Red-Faced Guan, P. dabbenei, is a nonthreatened species known from the borders of northern Argentina and the southern border of Bolivia, living mainly in moist mountain forest. 

Spix’s Guan by Patty Ho, CC BY 2.0 

Spix’s Guan, P. jacquacu, is a nonthreatened species found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, and Venezuela. Living in tropical moist lowland forest, it isn’t as threatened by habitat loss as other members of this genus yet. It has speckled feathers and a bright red wattle that makes this species fairly distinct. 

White-Browed Guan by Huub Veldhuijzen van Zanten, CC BY-SA 3.0 

The White-Borowed Guan, P. jacucaca, is a vulnerable species from Brazil, and a very limited region of Brazil, which means that the species is extensively threatened by habitat loss as well as hunting. These birds are distinctive due to their white tufts of feathers on their heads. 

Marail Guan by Hector Bottai, CC BY-SA 4.0 

THe Marail Guan, P. marail, also has a red wattle, but is mainly known from Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela, and so it rarely overlaps in range with Spix’s Guan. It is not threatened with extinction, and lives mainly in lowland tropical wet forest. 

Andean Guan by Joseph C. Boone, CC BY-SA 4.0 

P. montagnii, the Andean Guan, is a nonthreatened species mainly associated with the Andes Mountains, especially in Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and even Argentina. They’re medium sized, growing about 58 centimeters in length, and look similar to other Guans in having round bodies and skinny necks and heads. They have blue facial skin and mainly brown feathers on their bodies. They live in the cloud forest and they follow the migration of army ants for food. They build their nests in trees, laying only one egg per season. They are vulnerable to habitat destruction, but doesn’t appear to be threatened, though it might be affected by habitat fragmentation going forward. 

Dusky-Legged Guan by Andreas Trepte, CC BY-SA 4.0 

The Dusky-Legged Guan, P. obscura, is a nonthreatened species from Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay, and Brazil. It lives mainly in mountain forest as well as lowland forest, and is quite large, growing up to 73 centimeters in length. It also has a red wattle, though not as flappy, and speckled black feathers. It eats fruit, flowers, and buds from the ground, as well as seeds. 

Chestnut-Bellied Guan by Andreas Trepte, CC BY-SA 4.0 

P. orchrogaster, the Chestnut-Bellied Guan, is vulnerable species with distinctively brown feathers as well as a bright red wattle, in addition to white speckles all over its body. It also has bright red feathers on its chest to lead to its name. It is threatened with habitat loss, due to dry forest destruction in Brazil for farmland, which is th eonly habitat in which it lives. 

Baudo Guan by Frank Finn, in the Public Domain 

The Baudo Guan, P. ortoni, is an endangered species that has lost much of its natural range due to habitat destruction, as well as hunting. It is known from Colombia and Ecuador on the slopes of the Andes mountains, there might be less than 10000 mature individuals left today. It is mostly dark brown in color with some white patches on its neck. It lives on fruits in humid forest habitat, and makes loud, guttural calls, as well as warning whistles. It is, luckily, a species protected by law, with many programs in place for species conservation. The Cauca Guan, P. perspicax, is another very endangered species, living on the western slopes of the Andes of Colombia. They grow up to 76 centimeters in length, and live primarily in trees. It also has a red dewlap, and brown grey feathers. It is both threatened due to hunting and habitat loss. 

White-Crested Guan by Dalton Scavassa, CC BY-SA 3.0 

The White-Crested Guan, P. pileata, is another endangered species from the Amazon River in Brazil. It lives primarily in moist lowland forest and is threatened by extensive habitat destruction. It grows to about 80 centimeters in length and has a large crest of white feathers that gives it a very distinctive appearance. It makes a cackling call that is also distinctive in its habitat. 

Crested Guan by Autosafari, CC BY-SA 3.0 

The Crested Guan, P. purpurascens, is a large Guan from the lowland forests going all the way from Mexico to Ecuador and Venezuela. They have red dewlaps, brown plumage, and white speckles across their bodies. They make very keeling songs at dawn, as well as whistling calls. They grow very large, up to 91.5 centimeters in length. Luckily, the Crested Guan is not threatened with extinction, due to its very wide range and common presence within that range. It is a very social bird, living in family groups of up to 12 individuals, and walks along the branches looking for fruit in its forested habitat. 

Rusty-Margined Guan by Eurico Zimbres, CC BY-SA 2.5 

Our last species of Guan is P. superciliaris, the Rusty-Margined Guan. Brownish in color, with red eyes and a red dewlap, it is found in dry forests of Brazil, as well as Paraguay, Argentina, and Bolivia. It isn’t threatened with extinction, as it inhabits both shrubland habitat and tropical lowland forest. They even wander into Rio de Janeiro! 

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Sources:   

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penelope_(genus) 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-winged_guan 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Band-tailed_guan 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bearded_guan 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-faced_guan 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spix%27s_guan 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-browed_guan 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marail_guan 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andean_guan 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dusky-legged_guan 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chestnut-bellied_guan 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baudo_guan 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cauca_guan 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-crested_guan 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crested_guan 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rusty-margined_guan 

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Avistamiento de Aves en Colombia

Para muchos pensar en Colombia es sinónimo de pensar en café, pero desde hace un tiempo para mi Colombia es sinónimo de avistamiento de aves, es la meca del aviturismo o cómo me gusta decirlo, Colombia es el país de las aves.

En Colombia se encuentran el 20% de las especies de aves del planeta, más de 1920 especies vuelan desde las costas del Pacífico a la Amazonía, desde los Llanos Orientales hasta el Mar Caribe atravesando selvas, bosques lluviosos, serranías y las altas montañas de la Región Andina, y por supuesto… por mi querido y bien recordado «Eje Cafetero».

Birdwatching en Colombia

Azulejo real – Buthraupis montana

Por cuarto año consecutivo Colombia obtuvo el primer puesto en el Global Big Day, evento mundial organizado por eBird Internacional.

Durante el Global Big Day personas de todo el mundo, desde simples aficionados a estudiosos y fanáticos de las aves, buscan, cuentan y dar de alta en una APP georeferenciada la mayor cantidad de especies e individuos que puede ver desde el lugar en dónde se encuentran.

En 2020 éste evento fue atípico por la pandemia del Covid-19 pero Colombia una vez más resultó ser el país con mayor cantidad de avistamientos de aves, ésto nos habla de la riqueza de especies y la abundancia de sitios dónde podemos salir y encontrarlas.

Puedes disfrutar de este vídeo sobre Avistamiento de aves en Argentina

Salidas virtuales en tiempos de espera

Desde ProColombia, el instituto de promoción turística del país, se lanzó la campaña ‘Nos encontraremos pronto’ pensando en el turismo que se viene, manteniendo el interés en el país como un destino turístico biodiverso, cultural, seguro y sostenible, que está listo para recibir viajeros, tan pronto como se vaya restableciendo el turismo internacional”, cuenta Flavia Santoro, presidenta de ProColombia.

Dentro de ésta estrategia me pareció excelente la idea de realizar salidas de avistamiento de aves en Colombia de manera virtual, de ésta manera se continúa con la difusión de ésta importante actividad turística, se apoya en éstos momentos en los que faltan viajeros a los operadores turísticos y a los alojamientos especializados que son los pilares de la misma.

Manakin Nature Tours, una de las empresas líderes del producto avistamiento de aves, nos hizo de guía por diferentes lodges ubicados en reservas y parques nacionales para conocer a sus propietarios y nos relató la salida virtual en la que vimos muchas y bellísimas aves a través de las cámaras instaladas en éstos lugares estratégicos conocidos como feeders o comederos.

Si bien tuve el placer de ser invitado para ésta salida realizada el 14 de Julio, ya se habían realizado otras antes que podrán ver y disfrutar en los siguientes enlaces:

Para más información sobre estas y otras experiencias de avistamiento de aves, visite:

https://www.facebook.com/manakinnaturetourscol

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUmhW7BCtnWcLDB3trj-fJw

Conoce más sobre el avistamiento de aves en Ecuador cuándo visitamos Puerto el Morro

Cuáles son los mejores lugares o regiones para avistar aves en Colombia

Amazonas: hacia el sur, acoge a 750 especies que habitan en su bosque húmedo tropical. En Leticia y alrededores es fácil encontrar bandadas de más de 20 especies de loros, pericos y guacamayas.

Región Andina: es una de las regiones más ricas y diversas de aves en el planeta. Allí habitan más de 800 especies de aves. Bogotá y sus alrededores ofrecen opciones para observar aves como la polla de agua de Bogotá, el hojarasquero y el cucarachero. En la región de Soatá (Boyacá) hay endémicos como el mochilero o arrendajo de montaña, el colibrí, el atrapamoscas y el cucarachero.

En el sureste antioqueño se encuentran poblaciones de loros, colibríes y pinchaflores. En los cerros de Tatamá y El Inglés, así como en los parques nacionales como Munchique y Farallanoes de Cali, se encuentra tangaras endémicas black-and gold, gold-ringed tanager, munchique, y gorgeted puffleg.

Mielero Pechirufo – Diglossa gloriosissima

En Medellín y sus cercanías se han registrado más de 300 especies incluyendo endémicas. Se observan especies como el hormiguero, pavas cauca guan, fruteros, tapaculos, gralarias y tangaras de montaña. En el norte de la zona se aprecian otras 120 especies endémicas entre las que se encuentran la cotinga y otras amenazadas como la gralaria.

En el Paisaje Cultural Cafetero se destacan lugares de avistamiento de aves como el ría Alicante, la Reserva Forestal de Bellavista y la reserva del río Claro, donde se aprecian colibríes, tucanes, pájaro carpintero y tangara.

Caribe: habitan alrededor de 700 especies, 50 de ellas se consideran especialidades de la región. Este lugar cuenta con ocho parques nacionales naturales y más de 15 áreas importantes para la conservación de aves (Aica): allí es posible avistar aves acuáticas congregadas, así como el colibrí endémico y en peligro de extinción: sapphire-bellied hummingbird. También es el hogar del flamenco greater, carpinteritos, atrapamoscas, slender-billed, saltatores y cardenales.

Para el avistamiento de aves se destaca la Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, donde se han registrado 635 especies de aves como periquitos, colibríes, hojarasqueros, gralarias, tapaculos, atrapamoscas, reinitas y tangaras de montaña.

Llanos orientales: habitan cerca de 470 especies. En Villavicencio se observan pavas hediondas, guamacos, gansos orinoco, cigüeñas, íbices, garzas y pico cucharas.

Pacífico: existen 650 especies aproximadamente. Muchas de ellas endémicas como el mochilero baudo oropéndola y la pava baudo guanso, rarezas como la chilacoa y el bobito. En el departamento del Chocó se destacan aves como el paujil, la cotinga, grupos de guacamayas y tucanes.

Ojalá que vengan muchas salidas más como ésta porque la disfruté mucho y que pronto podamos volver para vivir la experiencia y mostrar éste paraíso para el avistamiento de aves llamado COLOMBIA.

El riesgo que voy a asumir es el de no querer volver.

Cómo dice mi amigo Ale Notte, nos vemos en el camino, aún queda mucho por recorrer!

Nota editorial: Agradecemos la invitación de ProColombia a este tour virtual de avistamiento de aves de Colombia.

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