Trumpeter (Grey-winged)

Grey-winged Trumpeters live in the Amazonian Basin in tropical forests nesting in hollow trees.They lay 3-4 white eggs that are incubated by all members of a group of five or more birds. When not breeding, the flocks may number 50 or more. Their food is insects and fruit, picked off the ground. They are weak fliersand prefer to run than fly.

Adult male has velvety black feathers on head, neck, and upper back and under parts. We can see violet and green gloss on some feathers on lower fore-neck. Inner wing feathers are grey, covering lower back and short tail. We can see pale Buffy tinge on back, between black and grey plumage. Pointed bill is pale yellowish to pale-blue-grey. Both sexes are similar, with male slightly larger than female.

Photographed at Toronto Zoo, Toronto, ON