The Highland Guan lives in Central American mountain forests. Males are black with a red throat wattle and move through the trees while searching for fruit.
Adult males are glossy black with red legs, bill, and throat wattle. Females are brown with reddish-brown bars.
Highland Guans inhabit Central American mountain forests, including cloud forest and pine-oak woodland. Males are glossy black and females are brown and barred.
During breeding displays, males whistle from trees and produce a crackling rattle with vibrating wing feathers while gliding between perches.
A 2005 study at Montecristo National Park recorded at least sixteen food-plant species and collected botanical specimens. Conserving food-producing forests matters as agricultural conversion and hunting threaten the species.
IUCN Red List · Vulnerable · Global
Agricultural conversion, forest degradation and hunting threaten Highland Guans. Protection of mountain forests and food plants, supported by field research, is important.