#psophiidae

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Grey-winged Trumpeters (Psophia crepitans), drinky drink, family Psophiidae, order Gruiformes, Suriname

photograph by Erwin Neles

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Dark-winged Trumpeter Psophia viridis

The dark-winged trumpeter is found in the Amazon Basin of Brazil south of the Amazon River. It forages in groups containing up to about 20 individuals. Its diet is not known in detail but includes fruit, arthropods, small vertebrates, and carrion. It sometimes follows army ant swarms to capture fleeing prey.

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Trumpeters family (Psophiidae, genus Psophia)

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This genus is monotypic in its family.

[herpsandbirds]

Dark-winged Trumpeter or Green-winged Trumpeter (Psophia viridis), family Psophiidae, order Gruiformes, SW Brazil

photograph via: Agami Nature Tours

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Grey-winged Trumpeters (Psophia crepitans), family Psophiidae, order Gruiformes, Suriname

photograph by Andres Vasquez Noboa

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Grey-winged Trumpeter (Psophia crepitans), family Psophiidae, order Gruiformes, found in northern South America

photograph by Kow Hao Rui

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Grey-winged Trumpeter (Psophia crepitans), family Psophiidae, found in northern South America

photograph by Suzanne Labbé

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[2922/11080] Dark-winged trumpeter - Psophia viridis

Order: Gruiformes Family: Psophiidae (trumpeters)

Photo credit: Peter Kondrashov via Macaulay Library