Pipile grayi
The White-throated Piping Guan (*Pipile grayi*), often recognized as Gray's Piping-Guan, is a large, striking member of the Cracidae family, native to the Amazon basin. Measuring approximately 60-70 cm (23.5-27.5 inches) in length and weighing 1.2-1.8 kg (2.6-4 lbs), it presents a predominantly glossy black plumage that contrasts sharply with a prominent white throat and upper breast patch. Distinctive field marks include vibrant blue bare skin around the eyes, a matching blue wattle on the c...
This arboreal species primarily inhabits subtropical and tropical moist lowland forests, including terra firme forests, seasonally flooded varzea forests, and gallery forests, typically found below 1,000 meters in elevation.
Primarily frugivorous, their diet consists mainly of various tropical fruits, particularly berries and drupes, supplemented with leaves, flowers, and occasionally small invertebrates, all foraged directly from trees and shrubs.
White-throated Piping Guans are diurnal and predominantly arboreal, spending most of their time in the forest canopy, descending only rarely to the ground to forage or drink. They often move in small family groups or loose flocks of 3-5 individuals, foraging quietly among the branches. Foraging i...
The White-throated Piping Guan is primarily distributed across the western Amazon basin of South America, making it a resident neotropical species. Its range spans southeastern Colombia, eastern Ecuador, eastern Peru, and western Bolivia, extending into portions of western Brazil. It is largely r...
Least Concern
- The White-throated Piping Guan gets its name from its distinctive, loud, whistle-like 'piping' calls that carry far through the dense forest, often heard at dawn and dusk. - Unlike many ground-dwelling gamebirds, this guan is predominantly arboreal, spending most of its life high in the forest ...