The Baudó Guan is a large bird of the humid forests of western Colombia and Ecuador. Its dark brown body has small white patches, and a red wattle hangs from its throat.
Most of its body is dark brown, with small white patches on the breast and neck. Its legs and throat wattle are red.
Baudó Guans inhabit wet forests of western Colombia and northwestern Ecuador. Dark-brown adults have reddish legs and throat wattles, feeding at different forest levels.
Juveniles are lighter brown, with yellow-orange plumage marks and yellowish legs and facial skin. A young bird photographed at El Pangán in August2021 illustrates these differences.
A2023 study compiled local reports, including young birds moving through lower forest levels near August. These observations contribute to conservation of forests threatened by habitat loss and hunting.
IUCN Red List · Endangered · Global
The2018 IUCN assessment, published in2019, lists Endangered. Habitat loss and hunting are threats. A2023 study proposes monitoring, community participation and stronger protected-area management.