Like other pipefish, the long-nosed pipefish does not have scales, but is encased in a series of bony rings.
Related species for the Chestnut-bellied guan (Penelope ochrogaster)
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White-winged guan (Penelope albipennis)
First discovered in 1876, the white-winged guan was believed extinct for nearly a century thereafter, until its surprise rediscovery in 1977…
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Cauca guan (Penelope perspicax)
Information on the cauca guan is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Bearded guan (Penelope barbata)
Information on the bearded guan is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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White-browed guan (Penelope jacucaca)
The white-browed guan is a medium-sized bird of the Cracidae family, a group of birds which are similar in appearance to turkeys. Its…
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Crested guan (Penelope purpurascens)
Information on the crested guan is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Baudo guan (Penelope ortoni)
Information on the baudo guan is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Black curassow (Crax alector)
Information on the black curassow (Crax alector) is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Blue-throated piping-guan (Pipile cumanensis)
Information on the blue-throated piping-guan is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Southern helmeted curassow (Pauxi unicornis)
This large forest bird, also known as the horned curassow, gets its curious common name from the long, blue, horn-shaped casque protruding…
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Great curassow (Crax rubra)
The great curassow (Crax rubra) is a magnificent bird, so named for its conspicuous size of almost a metre tall. The striking species is…
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Wattled curassow (Crax globulosa)
A charismatic forest bird, the wattled curassow (Crax globulosa) derives its curious common name from the two well developed…
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Alagoas curassow (Mitu mitu)
The Alagoas curassow (Mitu mitu) was last recorded in the wild in the late 1980s and is therefore assumed to be Extinct in the Wild. It…
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Black guan (Chamaepetes unicolor)
Information on the black guan is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Yellow-knobbed curassow (Crax daubentoni)
The most striking features of this large forest bird are its crest of forward-curling feathers and the fleshy yellow knob and wattles at the…
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Blue-billed curassow (Crax alberti)
The blue-billed curassow is the most threatened cracid species in the world and amongst the most endangered of all birds. This large, mainly…
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Black-fronted piping-guan (Pipile jacutinga)
This peculiar bird of South America has a large red throat wattle with a blue base and a ring of bare bluish skin around the eyes. The…
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Razor-billed curassow (Mitu tuberosum)
Information on the razor-billed curassow is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Wattled guan (Aburria aburri)
The wattled guan is immediately recognisable by the long, slender, bright yellow and red wattle that hangs from the throat, a feature unique…
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Highland guan (Penelopina nigra)
Belonging to the same family as the curassows, the highland guan is a sexually dimorphic bird. Adult males are black overall with a sheen…
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Trinidad piping guan (Pipile pipile)
The Trinidad piping guan is known locally as the 'pawi'. This rare bird is a blackish-brown colour all-over with a slight purple glossy hue…
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Red-billed curassow (Crax blumenbachii)
This typically-coloured curassow, with glossy black plumage, white vent, and long black curly crest, can be identified by the conspicuous…
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Northern helmeted curassow (Pauxi pauxi)
This large and unusual-looking bird is named for the bizarre bluish-grey fig-shaped casque on its forehead. The plumage is predominantly…
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Horned guan (Oreophasis derbianus)
The horned guan is named after the unusual red horn of bare skin on the top of its head. The rest of the plumage is black with a glossy…
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Rufous-headed chachalaca (Ortalis erythroptera)
A relatively small member of the Cracidae family, the rufous-headed chachalaca (Ortalis erythroptera) is a brownish bird which, as its name…
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Kalij pheasant (Lophura leucomelanos)
Information on the kalij pheasant (Lophura leucomelanos) is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly. …
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Swamp francolin (Francolinus gularis)
The swamp francolin (Francolinus gularis) is a shy, terrestrial game bird belonging to the grouse, partridge and pheasant family (Phasiandae…
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Bearded wood-partridge (Dendrortyx barbatus)
The bearded wood-partridge is a distinctive, long-tailed partridge with a bluish-grey head and neck, and a brownish crown and crest. The…
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Udzungwa forest-partridge (Xenoperdix udzungwensis)
Described as recently as 1991, the Udzungwa forest-partridge (Xenoperdix udzungwensis) was discovered by chance when two Danish explorers…
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Bornean peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron schleiermacheri)
The highly threatened Bornean peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron schleiermacheri) is a strikingly beautiful but elusive species. The upperparts…
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Spruce grouse (Dendragapus canadensis)
The spruce grouse (Dendragapus canadensis) is a dark, stocky bird of coniferous forests in the northern United States and Canada. The male…
