Birdorable 192: Horned Guan

Cute Birdorable Horned Guan

The Horned Guan, the 192th bird in our Birdorable Bonanza, is a large turkey-like bird with remarkable plumage and a striking red head-horn. The species lives in mountainous forests of Mexico and Guatemala at high elevation. The endangered Horned Guan is a target bird for many birdwatchers traveling within their range. Because of where it lives it's often hard for people to get to see it. In fact in can be quite an ordeal - Birdhick even calls it a death march.


Photo by Jeff Bouton (Source: Flickr)

Until the 31st of July we'll be adding a new bird every day as part of our Birdorable Bonanza until we reach the 200th at the end of this month. Here's a preview of tomorrow's bird:

Preview of Birdorable 193

Comments

Ashira on July 23, 2009 at 10:05 AM wrote:
Okay, totally not a turaco. : D; I've not seen these guys before, they're funny. ^____^ As for tomorrow's...a gannet or albatross?
Heather Richards on October 7, 2016 at 8:37 PM wrote:
A duck. Or another plurpine. It's a Dipadflop. No it isn't.q
Heather Richards on October 9, 2016 at 5:11 PM wrote:
You should really listen to the song 22.

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