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guan en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ɡwɑn/

Etymology

From American Spanish, from Kuna kwama.

Meanings

1. Any (member) of several species of birds in the genera Aburria, Chamaepetes, Oreophasis, Penelope, Penelopina, and Pipile, of the family Cracidae, limited to the Americas.
   • The 'true' (Penelope) guans also occur at a range of altitudes but like most species of cracids, are mostly restricted to forest, both montane and lowland. Piping-guans (Pipile) are primarily lowland species, whereas numerous monospecific (single-species genus) taxa of guans (i.e. Aburria, Penelopina, Oreophasis) are restricted to montane environments. 2000, Daniel M. Brooks, Stuart D. Strahl, Curassows, Guans and Chachalacas: With Spanish and Portuguese Translations, page 8:
   • Most guans move among only the most rewarding trees, those having the largest fruit crops and/or the greatest reward per fruit. Nevertheless, solitary individuals and some guan groups - as well as the first-mentioned guans, once they deplete the fruit crops in the most popular trees - are stuck with the less rewarding trees. 2002, Kent H. Redford, Peter Feinsinger, “17: The half-empty forest: sustainable use and the ecology of interactions”, in John D. Reynolds, editor, Conservation of Exploited Species, page 381:
   • The Crested Guan is a large, brown, turkeylike bird most frequently seen peering down from the treetops as it searches for fruit and leaves that make up its diet. As its name implies, this bird has a feathered crest that is frequently raised as it relates to nearby guans or to potential danger. 2010, Carrol L. Henderson, Birds of Costa Rica: A Field Guide, page 40:

Forms

Deriveds

Baudo guan · red-throated piping guan · blue-throated piping guan · rusty-margined guan · red-faced guan · white-winged guan · horned guan · dusky-legged guan · highland guan · crested guan · chestnut-bellied guan · band-tailed guan · Cauca guan · Spix's guan · marail guan · Trinidad piping guan · white-browed guan · black-fronted piping guan · sickle-winged guan · white-crested guan · common piping guan · wattled guan · black guan · Andean guan · bearded guan

Translations (5)

nl goean (several birds within the family Cracidae) · ccc koc̈hoyi (several birds within the family Cracidae) · pt jacu (several birds within the family Cracidae) · fi saku (several birds within the family Cracidae) · sv guan (several birds within the family Cracidae)