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| SCIENTIFIC
CLASSIFICATION |
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| COMMON
NAME: |
gray-winged
trumpeter, common trumpeter |
| KINGDOM: |
Animalia |
| PHYLUM: |
Chordata |
| CLASS: |
Aves |
| ORDER: |
Gruiformes |
| FAMILY: |
Psophiidae |
| GENUS
SPECIES: |
Psophia
(loud noise) crepitans (rattle or clatter) |
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| DESCRIPTION: |
The
gray-winged trumpeter is a tall bird with a mainly
black body. It has purple, green, and bronze on
the lower neck and wing converts. The outer tertials
and secondaries are gray. |
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| SIZE: |
Approximately
43-53 cm (17.2-21.2 in.) |
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| WEIGHT: |
Approximately
1000 g (2.18 lbs) |
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| DIET: |
Includes
vegetable matter and insects |
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| INCUBATION: |
Approximately
4-7 eggs |
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| RANGE: |
Southeast
Venezuela, Guiana, and the Amazon Basin |
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| HABITAT: |
Inhabits
forests and savannas |
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| POPULATION: |
GLOBAL |
Unknown |
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| STATUS: |
IUCN |
Not
listed |
| CITES |
Not
listed |
| USFWS |
Not
listed |
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| 1. |
The
trumpeter's name probably comes from the deep
low sounds they use to communicate. One sound
is used as a flocking call while the other is
a threatening call.
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| 2. |
Trumpeters
are non-migratory terrestrial birds. |
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| 3. |
These
birds perform elaborate and noisy courtship dances
involving strutting, leaping, and even somersaults
in their excitement. |
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| 4. |
Trumpeters
rarely fly, but can run fast if necessary. |
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In some areas, trumpeters are considered game
birds. These birds are neither afraid of humans,
nor are they good fliers. This makes them prime
targets for hunters.
In
some parts of their range gray-winged trumpeters
have been hunted to extinction.
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| Ellis,
D. H., Gee, G. F., and C. Mirande. 1996. Cranes:
Their Biology, Husbandry, and Conservation.
Dept. Of Int., Nat'l Bio. Serv., Washington, D.C. |
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Rutgers,
A. and K.A. Norris (Eds.). Encyclopedia of
Aviculture. Vol. 1. Poole. Blanford Press.
1979.
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| InfoNatura:
Birds, mammals, and amphibians of Latin America
[web application]. 2004. Version 3.1 . Arlington,
Virginia (USA): NatureServe. Available: http://www.natureserve.org/infonatura. |
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