White-winged Guan Penelope albipennis

White-winged Guan Penelope albipennis

Chaparri, Lambayeque, Peru
October 2018

The White-winged Guan is endemic to Peru where it is restricted to a small area in the north-west. See the distribution map at Birdlife International. It is found in valleys in the western Andes foothills with dry, deciduous forest at between 300 and 900 metres.

It is the darkest of the Penelope guans and the only one with a two-tone bill. The white on the closed wing can be concealed.

With habitat destruction and a dwindling population it is classified as Endangered.

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