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Crested Guan

Penelope purpurascens

Notes:

Crested Guans forage for fresh fruit high in the canopy, eating them directly from the tree. They occur in loose flocks. The groups are arboreal, rarely found on the ground, and are usually high up in the trees. They escape by leaping or half-flying from limb to limb with incredible speed and agility. They are not shy and often walk along limbs, cackling and peering down at the source of disturbance. Guans can be located by their plaintive calling, especially when they leave the roost in the early morning. (Cornell)

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7 Comments

JoshuaGSmith
JoshuaGSmith 9 years ago

Here is the address of the mission: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/4508...

JoshuaGSmith
JoshuaGSmith 9 years ago

Thank you so much!

Tom15
Tom15 9 years ago

Joshua, that's great you're making a mission for birds of Ecuador! You can use this guan picture for it, and thanks for asking. I'll add a bunch of my pictures to your mission.

rams4d
rams4d 9 years ago

Nice shot

JoshuaGSmith
JoshuaGSmith 9 years ago

Amazing shot! I would like to ask your permission to feature this spotting as the photo for a mission that I am creating: The Birds of Ecuador.

Tom15
Tom15 10 years ago

Thanks kdpicturemaker, it was putting on quite a show, making lots of noise and moving around in the open.

kdpicturemaker
kdpicturemaker 10 years ago

What a gorgeous bird!

Tom15
Spotted by
Tom15

Mindo, Provincia de Pichincha, Ecuador

Spotted on Dec 1, 2013
Submitted on Jan 21, 2014

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