Chachalacas, Guans and Curassows (Cracidae)
Black-fronted Piping-guan (Pipile jacutinga) - HBW 2, p. 353
French: Pénélope à front noir
German: Schwarzmaskenguan
Spanish: Pava Yacutinga
Other common names: White crested Piping guan
Taxonomy: Penelope jacutinga Spix, 1825, between Bahia and Rio de Janeiro.
All members of Pipile have been placed in genus Aburria, and in past even in Penelope. Present species is most distinctive Pipile; has been considered to form superspecies with other members of genus, or even to be conspecific with them. P. cujubi was formerly considered race of present species. Range of present species meets P. cumanensis in E Paraguay, with no evidence of interbreeding. Monotypic.
Distribution: SE Brazil (S Bahia to Rio Grande do Sul), NE Argentina (Misiones and adjacent NE Corrientes) and SE Paraguay. Has disappeared from most of former range, and now very localized.
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A bird drinking water from a stream near Iguazu, Argentina. Locality Misiones Province, Argentina
German Pugnali 10 September 2007 3 years ago 38 sec 4.8 -
A group of birds, one of them with the crest raised Locality Parque das Aves, Iguaçu National Park, Paraná State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 10 May 2005 6 years ago 49 sec 4.6 -
An individual perching on trees near the River Uruguai. Locality Misiones Province, Argentina
German Pugnali 4 January 2007 3 years ago 30 sec 4.3 -
A bird in a group, preening Locality Parque das Aves, Iguaçu National Park, Paraná State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 10 May 2005 5 years ago 31 sec 3.9 -
A bird perched, shaking its head Locality Parque das Aves, Iguaçu National Park, Paraná State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 10 May 2005 5 years ago 28 sec 3.8 -
One adult bird eating fruits of Euterpe edulis. Locality Intervales State Park, São Paulo State, Brazil
Carlos Gussoni 6 October 2011 18 weeks ago 39 sec 3.7
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Adult put in stones of the creek uruzú
Locality Urugua-í Provincial Park, Misiones Province, Argentina (Monotypic species)
Horacio Luna 1 November 2011 13 weeks ago 4.4 -
Portret
Locality Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais State, Brazil
Rob Belterman 17 March 2009 1 year ago 4.3 -
A bird put on the waters of the creek uruzú
Locality Urugua-í Provincial Park, Misiones Province, Argentina (Monotypic species)
Horacio Luna 1 November 2011 13 weeks ago 4 -
Feeding at the fruits of a Palm tree (Euterpe edulis.
Locality Intervales State Park, São Paulo State, Brazil
Edson Endrigo 31 July 2010 25 weeks ago 4 -
Same male
Locality Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais State, Brazil
Rob Belterman 15 March 2009 1 year ago 3.7 -
male walking in the forest
Locality Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais State, Brazil
Rob Belterman 15 March 2009 1 year ago 3.6
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