About Pipile cujubi (Pelzeln, 1858)
The red-throated piping guan, scientifically named Pipile cujubi (Pelzeln, 1858), measures 69 to 76 cm (2.26 to 2.49 ft) in length. The P. c. nattereri subspecies weighs between 1,100 and 1,300 g (2.4 to 2.9 lb). Both subspecies have an entirely black body, with black-and-white patches on the wings, a shaggy white crest, white speckles on the breast, bare pale blue facial skin, and a red gular patch. The nominate subspecies is glossier than P. c. nattereri, has a blue sheen, and has smaller white wing patches. The nominate subspecies of red-throated piping guan occurs in north-central Brazil south of the Amazon River, ranging from the lower reaches of the Madeira River east into northern Pará state. P. c. nattereri occurs in western Amazonian Brazil, in a region roughly bounded by the states of Pará, Goiás, Amazonas, and Rondônia, and also lives in the eastern part of Bolivia's Santa Cruz department. This species inhabits tropical and semi-deciduous lowland forests up to 700 m (2,300 ft) in elevation, and prefers forests that reach at least 15 m (49 ft) in height.
