Sickle-winged guan
Chamaepetes goudotii (R. Lesson, 1828)
The sickle-winged guan (Chamaepetes goudotii) is a species in the family Cracidae, order Galliformes. Recorded adults weigh 685 g to 773 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the sickle-winged guan
- Weight
- 685 g – 773 gsrc 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
- 2src 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 sickle-winged guan live?
Not recorded
What is the sickle-winged guan?
The sickle-winged guan (Chamaepetes goudotii) is a species of bird in the chachalaca, guan, and curassow family Cracidae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
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Is the sickle-winged guan endangered?
The sickle-winged guan is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the sickle-winged guan classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderGalliformes
- familyCracidae
- genusChamaepetes
- SpeciesChamaepetes goudotii (R. Lesson, 1828)
Other names and names in other languages (34)
- Goudot's sickle-winged guanEnglish
- غوان منجلي الأجنحةArabic
- guan carablauCatalan
- guan modrolícíCzech
- gwân crymanadainWelsh
- Seglvinget PenelopehøneDanish
- SichelguanGerman
- falĉilflugila penelopoEsperanto
- Pava falcialarSpanish
- Pava Ala de HozSpanish
- Pava maraqueraSpanish
- punakõht-nõlvahokoEstonian
- sirppisiipisakuFinnish
- Pénélope de GoudotFrench
- modrolici guanCroatian
- sarlósszárnyú guánHungarian
- Guan alifalcateItalian
- カマバネシャクケイJapanese
- pjūklasparnis guanasLithuanian
- SikkelvleugelgoeanDutch
- blåmaskehokkoNorwegian
- grdacz płomiennyPolish
- jacu-maraqueiroPortuguese
- guano-asa-de-foicePortuguese
- jacu-asa-de-foicePortuguese
- Серпокрылый гуанRussian
- Серпокрылый краксRussian
- morkovec maskovýSlovak
- Srpokrili guanSerbian
- blåmaskad guanSwedish
- Kızıl Orak Kanatlı GuanTurkish
- пенелопа вогнистогрудаUkrainian
- 鐮翅冠雉Chinese
- 褐镰翅冠雉Chinese
Relatives of the sickle-winged guan
Other species in the same genus Chamaepetes.
Black guan
Chamaepetes unicolor
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the sickle-winged guan?
An adult sickle-winged guan weighs 685 g – 773 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the sickle-winged guan endangered?
The sickle-winged 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 sickle-winged guan?
The sickle-winged guan (Chamaepetes goudotii) belongs to the family Cracidae in the order Galliformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles · CC0 1.0 · E096-269
Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
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