Join our zoo community
gentle lemur

Rusty-margined guan 1983

Rusty-margined guan 1983
gentle lemur, 27 Sep 2016
    • gentle lemur
      Dalton Burgess aviary, Bristol, 27th July 1983. Scanned from a Kodachrome slide.
      The label said 'White-browed guan', Penelope superciliaris. This common name is now used for Penelope jacucaca which was formerly thought to be a subspecies of P superciliaris. The true white-browed guan has similar plumage to the bird in this photo, but red legs: so I have stuck with P superciliaris. I am sure many ZooChatters know more about cracids than I do, so comments are welcome - plus correction if necessary.
      27 Sep 2016
    • temp
      Yes, definitely rusty-margined, P. superciliaris. In addition to the legs, white-browed always has a white forehead ("unibrow"), has far less distinct edging to the remiges (a feature that also separates rusty-margined from several other similar species) and lacks the rufescent crissum.
      29 Sep 2016
    • gentle lemur
      Thank you temp :)
      29 Sep 2016
    There are no comments to display.
  • Category:
    Bristol Zoo (Closed)
    Uploaded By:
    gentle lemur
    Date:
    27 Sep 2016
    View Count:
    1,187
    Comment Count:
    3

    EXIF Data

    File Size:
    128.8 KB
    Mime Type:
    image/jpeg
    Width:
    800px
    Height:
    566px
     

    Note: EXIF data is stored on valid file types when a photo is uploaded. The photo may have been manipulated since upload (rotated, flipped, cropped etc).