The Blue-throated Piping Guan is described as "oddly 'prehistoric' (reptilian)" but "handsome.
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This species occurs in pairs during the breeding season and bigger groups, as many as 12, at other times. It walks nimbly or hops with help from its wings in the canopy or sub-canopy of the forest, especially in trees with flowers or fruit that it eats.
To cross-clearings, it sets off with fast wing beats and then glides, giving another flurry of wing beat if needed to maintain its height. Where not hunted it is fairly common and easy to see.
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This species occurs in pairs during the breeding season and bigger groups, as many as 12, at other times. It walks nimbly or hops with help from its wings in the canopy or sub-canopy of the forest, especially in trees with flowers or fruit that it eats.
To cross-clearings, it sets off with fast wing beats and then glides, giving another flurry of wing beat if needed to maintain its height. Where not hunted it is fairly common and easy to see.
Photographed at Toronto Zoo, Toronto, ON
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