Blue-throated Piping-Guan
VUVulnerable

Blue-throated Piping-Guan

Pipile cumanensis

The blue-throated piping guan is a species of bird in subfamily Penelopina of family Cracidae, the guans, chachalacas, and curassows. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, the Guianas, Peru, and Venezuela.

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01Classification

Taxonomy & Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Aves

Order

Galliformes

Family

Cracidae

Genus

Pipile

Blue-throated Piping-Guan belongs to the family Cracidae, order Galliformes, within the Aves class.

02Description

Species Profile

The blue-throated piping guan is a species of bird in subfamily Penelopina of family Cracidae, the guans, chachalacas, and curassows. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, the Guianas, Peru, and Venezuela.

The Blue-throated Piping-Guan faces significant pressure from widespread deforestation and habitat fragmentation across its range in northern South America. Hunting pressure for subsistence and commercial purposes has severely reduced populations, while agricultural expansion and cattle ranching continue to eliminate critical forest habitat.

Key Facts

IUCN StatusVulnerable (VU)
GroupBirds
03Habitat

Habitat & Distribution

Inhabits humid tropical lowland forests, gallery forests along rivers, and secondary forest growth from sea level to approximately 1,200m elevation. The species prefers dense canopy areas with abundant fruiting trees and is typically found in both primary and mature secondary forests.

04Threats

Threats

Agricultural expansion

HighOngoing

Deforestation and habitat loss

HighOngoing

Hunting pressure

HighOngoing

Cattle ranching

MediumOngoing

Habitat fragmentation

MediumOngoing
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07Sources

Sources & Attribution

How to Cite

IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS

GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org

This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). Blue-throated Piping-Guan (Pipile cumanensis). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/blue-throated-piping-guan

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