North American piping guan (SciiFii)

The North American piping guan (Pipile velox) is a species of piping guan that originally did not exist, but has since been created by SciiFii and introduced throughout the rainforests, wetlands, forests, and open woodlands across North America to help boost biodiversity. The North American piping guan averages 69 cm (27 in) long, including its neck and tail, both long, the neck and head disproportionately thin and small, the tail disproportionately big. Most of the plumage is dark blue, almost black, with glossy blue. It has a large white patch on each wing, white flecks on the wing coverts and chest, a white patch over the eye, and a white or buffy-white nape. It has a buffy-white crest. The bill is baby-blue at the base and cobalt-blue at the tip. It has a bare flesh on the throat with a wattle in. The legs are bright red. During the breeding season it is noisy. At dawn it gives a "piping" call of 6 or so slow high-pitched, clear whistles, "slightly ascending in pitch, püüeee, püüeee, püüeee,…". Its flight display, at dawn or in the daytime, includes "2 quick wing-claps (often barely audible), then 2 whirring rattles with wings," the second seeming to reverse the first as in shuffling cards. At other seasons it is usually silent. This arboreal species feeds on fruit and berries, as well as flowers, leaves, and seeds. This species occurs in pairs during the breeding season and bigger groups, as many as 12, at other times. It walks nimbly or hops with help from its wings in the canopy or sub-canopy of the forest, especially in trees with flowers or fruit that it eats. To cross clearings it sets off with fast wingbeats and then glides, giving another flurry of wingbeats if needed to maintain its height. Where not hunted it is fairly common and easy to see. It breeds between February and April, and lays around 7 eggs between March and May. One nest is built of twigs in thick vegetation in the tree crevices or on branches. The conservation status of the North American piping guan is Least Concern due to successful conservation efforts, the North American piping guan's wide range its tolerance to many of the human activities.
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