Black-fronted Piping-Guan
Pipile jacutinga
EndangeredAves · Galliformes · Cracidae
About
The black-fronted piping guan or jacutinga in Brazilian Portuguese is a bird in the chachalaca, guan, and curassow family Cracidae. It is native to the Serra do Mar coastal forests, Paraguay and northeastern Argentina.
Fun Fact
Its ring of bare white skin around the dark eye and black-feathered face and forehead are unique in its genus.
Quick Facts
Habitat
Found in mature primary forest though also in older secondary forest and restinga.
Diet
Eat seeds, buds, insects, and molluscs.
Lifespan
To be updated
Threats
- Habitat Loss
- Poaching and Hunting
- Human-Wildlife Conflict
- Disease