Grey-winged Trumpeter

The Grey-winged Trumpeter is found north of the Amazon River in Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil and northeastern Peru.

The Grey-winged Trumpeter is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Grey-winged Trumpeter (Psophia crepitans) is a member of a small family of birds, the Psophiidae, which occur only in the Amazon basin in tropical South America. There are three trumpeter species, all in the genus Psophia, the other two being the Pale-winged Trumpeter and the Dark-winged Trumpeter. The Grey-winged Trumpeter is found north of the Amazon River in Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil and northeastern Peru. More

Grey-winged Trumpeter, groups of adults care for a single clutch. Trumpeters are often used as "guard dogs" because they call loudly when alarmed, become tame easily, and are believed to be adept at killing snakes. One source states this as a fact, and the nineteenth-century botanist Richard Spruce gave a very circumstantial account of the friendliness and snake-killing prowess of a tame Grey-winged Trumpeter. For these reasons Spruce recommended that England import trumpeters to India. More

The Grey-winged Trumpeter's song is a low humming, but its call, as its name suggests, is a very loud JEEK or honking TZAAK. This bird is kept as a pet by Amerindians, since it is easily tamed, hunts snakes, and is a very efficient sentinel, with its unmissable alarm call. Copyright: Wikipedia. This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from Wikipedia. More

The Grey-winged trumpeter is native to the Amazon basin of South America, southeast Venezuela and Guiana. Natural diet: Grey-winged trumpeters feed on vegetable matter and insects. Size / weight range: This bird grows to be 17 to 24 inches in length and weighs a little over 2 pounds. Interesting facts: The Grey-winged trumpeter travels in flocks of 50 or more. Because of the ease by which these birds can be tamed. More

The Grey-winged Trumpeter is found north of the Amazon River in Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil and northeastern Peru. The Grey-winged Trumpeter (Psophia crepitans) is a member of a small family of birds, the Psophiidae, which occur only in the Amazon basin in tropical South America. There are three trumpeter species, all in the genus Psophia, the other two being the Pale-winged Trumpeter and the Dark-winged Trumpeter. More

Grey-winged trumpeter (common trumpeter) = Agami trompette, Grey-winged trumpeter (common trumpeter) Image 1 of 1 Phylum Chordata Scientific name Psophia crepitans Class Birds French name Agami trompette Order Gruiiformes Family Psophiidae Size More

The grey-winged trumpeter lives mostly in northern Amazonia. Although the species is not endangered, its numbers are dwindling as a result of hunting and the construction of new roads through the rainforest. The trumpeters breed during the rainy season from December to June. The name More

Distribution: Grey-winged trumpeters are distributed north of the Amazon River, Ecuador, Columbia, south Venezuela, north-east Brazil, north-eastern Peru and the Guianas. Habitat: Trumpeters are found in dense, humid, mature tropical forest. Food: Grey-winged trumpeters feed mainly on insects, fruits and vegetable matter. Reproduction and Development: Breeding occurs December to May, the time varying across the region. The period however coincides with peak fruiting season and insect population boom. More

Grey-winged trumpeter (common trumpeter) Phylum Chordata Class Birds Order Gruiiformes Family Psophiidae Scientic name Psophia crepitans French name Agami trompette Size Lenght: about 55 cm Status Distinguishing features More

Grey-winged Trumpeter, is restricted to the northern Basin and the Guyanas. The Pale-winged Trumpeter's habitat is tropical moist lowland forests (BirdLife International 2004). Its reproductive behavior is the best known of the trumpeters'. Groups of adults defend a territory together. Several males mate with the dominant female, the dominant male doing so most often. She lays an average of three eggs in a hole in a tree, where both males and females incubate. More

Grey-winged trumpeterBirds in Suriname = - Grey-winged trumpeter, Brownsberg Agami trompette, Jacamim-de-costas-cinzas, Grulla Grey-winged trumpeter, Brownsberg Agami trompette, Jacamim-de-costas-cinzas, Grulla Grey-winged trumpeter, Brownsberg Agami trompette, Jacamim-de-costas-cinzas, Grulla Photos of the gray-winged trumpeter were made by Candy McManiman in the Brownsberg nature park in Suriname in 2005. The trumpeter is mostly seen walking, searching for food on the forest floor in small groups. If disturbed they fly up into a tree. More

Grey-winged Trumpeter, Suriname, Brownsberg October 2004 © Colin Bushell - TOUCAN BIRDING TOURS see my website for more pics Grey-winged Trumpeter - Grey-winged Trumpeter, Venezuela, Junglaven February 2007 © Pete Morris/Birdquest Along with the Rufous-winged Ground-Cuckoos, one of the highlights of our visit to this excellent site and a family tick for many! Send this as a postcard Grey-winged Trumpeter - Showing Records More