Alias:Penelope purpurascens,Crested Guan
Outline:Landfowl
Family:Chickeniformes P.family P.Genus
length:80-90cm
Weight:1.6-2kg
Life:No textual research information is available
IUCN:LC
Penelope purpurascens, Crested Guan, likes to live in groups. Most of the time they live in pairs or in groups of 6-12. They walk on branches, looking for fruits and leaves to eat. A bird's nest is built on a tree or stump with branches and leaves. The female will lay two to three eggs at a time, which are rough and white in surface. The female will dish the eggs alone.
Listed on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) for 2021 ver 3.1 - Near Threatened (NT).
Listed in Appendices I, II and III of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) 2019 edition Appendix III.
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