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| Cauca Guan |
Cauca Guans (Penelope perspicax) were common as we drove and walked along the road through the Otún Quimbaya Fauna and Flora Sanctuary in Colombia last November. Their less than elegant scramblings along the branches with occasional trips to the ground can easily be spotted. Above them in the trees were Red-ruffed Fruitcrows (Pyroderus scutatus), a dull name for a cotinga, which seemed determined to avoid being photographed.
The Cauca Guan is exactly what its name says it is: a guan found in the Cauca Valley. Classified as ‘Endangered’ by the IUCN Red List until a few years ago, it is now in the ‘Vulnerable’ category. Only 40 years ago it was thought to have become extinct. The forests have been fragmented over the years but in the small areas the guan does occur the population is dense and it can easily be found.
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| The track through Otún Quimbaya Reserve |
