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