# Dusky-legged Guan

*Penelope obscura*

During the breeding season, males perform a 'wing-drumming' display where they produce a loud mechanical whirring sound by vibrating their wings during short flights.

- **Taxonomy:** Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Galliformes › Cracidae › Penelope
- **IUCN Red List status:** Least Concern
- **Population trend:** decreasing
- **Biome:** forest
- **Habitat:** Subtropical and tropical moist lowland and montane forests, often near water or gallery forests.
- **Diet:** Frugivorous; primarily eats fruits, seeds, and flowers, occasionally supplementing with insects or leaves.
- **Range:** Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay
- **Size:** 68-75 cm in length; weight approximately 900-1200 grams.
- **Lifespan:** 15-20 years
- **Active:** diurnal
- **Threats:** Habitat loss due to deforestation, fragmentation of the Atlantic Forest, and localized hunting.
- **Safe to approach?:** Harmless and generally shy. Observe from a distance to avoid startling them into flight. Do not offer human food, as it disrupts their natural diet and seed-dispersal role. If an individual appears habituated in a park setting, maintain a respectful gap of at least 5 meters.

## About

The dusky-legged guan ( Penelope obscura ) is a species of bird in the family Cracidae, the chachalacas, guans, and curassows. It is found in Uruguay, northeastern Argentina and southernmost areas of Paraguay and Brazil; a narrow disjunct range is in northern Argentina extending into south-central Bolivia.

## Sources

- Plate: https://gaia-dex.com/species/8170fb78-b4d3-4971-adf9-5198685f17f5
- iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/2060
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penelope obscura
- Conservation status: IUCN Red List category, as recorded by Gaia-Dex
- Photo: https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.amazonaws.com/photos/1131229/medium.jpg (Dario Sanches, CC-BY-SA, via iNaturalist)

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