Black-fronted Piping-Guan
          
         
            
               In the Cracidae family with
               chacahlacas and curassows...in
               Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay.
          
         
            
               Pipile jacutinga
            
               (L 25.5-29.5")
          
         
            
               Intervales State Park
            
               13Oct2017
          
         
            
               IUCN WATCH
               LIST STATUS IS
            
               ENDANGERED
          
         
            
               Has become quite rare
               due to hunting and
               habitat destruction.
          
         
            
               Pipilo in Latin means to chirp;
               jacutinga is a Guarani (Paraguayan
               native) name for chachalaca (?).
          
         
            
               © Steven L
               Hilty
            
               Macaulay
               Library