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Black guan

Chamaepetes unicolor Salvin, 1867

LCLeast Concernbirds

The black guan (Chamaepetes unicolor) is a species in the family Cracidae, order Galliformes. Recorded adults weigh about 1.14 kg. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Black guan (Chamaepetes unicolor)
Photo: Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the black guan

Weight
1.14 kgsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Frugivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2.5src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the black guan live?

Not recorded

What is the black guan?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The black guan (Chamaepetes unicolor) is a species of bird in the chachalaca, guan, and curassow family Cracidae. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama.

From the Wikipedia article “Black guan” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black_guan&oldid=1313824616), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the black guan endangered?

The black guan is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the black guan classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderGalliformes
  5. familyCracidae
  6. genusChamaepetes
  7. SpeciesChamaepetes unicolor Salvin, 1867
Other names and names in other languages (34)
  • Black sickle-winged guanEnglish
  • غوان أسودArabic
  • guan negreCatalan
  • Köícjp
  • guan černýCzech
  • gwân duWelsh
  • Sort PenelopehøneDanish
  • SchwarzguanGerman
  • MohrenguanGerman
  • nigra penelopoEsperanto
  • Pava negraSpanish
  • must-nõlvahokoEstonian
  • mustasakuFinnish
  • Pénélope unicoloreFrench
  • fekete guánHungarian
  • Guan neroItalian
  • Penelope neraItalian
  • クロシャクケイJapanese
  • juodasis guanasLithuanian
  • Zwarte GoeanDutch
  • svarthokkoNorwegian
  • grdacz czarnyPolish
  • jacu-pretoPortuguese
  • guano-pretoPortuguese
  • Чёрный гуанRussian
  • Болотный краксRussian
  • Панамский гуанRussian
  • morkovec čiernySlovak
  • Crni guanSerbian
  • svartguanSwedish
  • Kara Orak Kanatlı GuanTurkish
  • пенелопа чорнаUkrainian
  • 黑鐮翅冠雉Chinese
  • 黑镰翅冠雉Chinese

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Relatives of the black guan

Other species in the same genus Chamaepetes.

CompareBlack guan vs Sickle-winged guan

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the black guan?

An adult black guan weighs 1.14 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the black guan endangered?

The black guan is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the black guan?

The black guan (Chamaepetes unicolor) belongs to the family Cracidae in the order Galliformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{black_guan_2026,
  title = {Black guan (Chamaepetes unicolor)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-guan},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}