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| Subspecies: | Unknown |
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| Est. World Population: | 3500-12500 |
| CITES Status: | NOT LISTED |
| IUCN Status: | Vulnerable |
| U.S. ESA Status: | NOT LISTED |
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| Jumping Ability: | (Horizontal) |
| Life Span: | in the Wild |
| Life Span: | in Captivity |
| Sexual Maturity: | (Females) |
| Sexual Maturity: | (Males) |
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Habitat:
It is restricted to dense cloud-forest in steep, mountainous regions at 500 to 2,260 m (mostly 1,000-1,500 m), where it favours humid gorges with dense undergrowth. It tends to avoid forest edges. Nests are built in March, and young hatch around mid-May. Pairs or family parties forage, mainly terrestrially, for fallen fruit, seeds, tender leaves, grasses and buds (Schäfer 1953, Silva 1999). Five nests in Yacambú National Park were located between 5.5 and 15 metres up in trees (J. Ortega in litt. 2012). It may make some seasonal altitudinal movements (Strahl et al. 1997).
Range:
Pauxi pauxi occurs in the northern Andes of Venezuela and Colombia. The nominate subspecies pauxi was formerly common from the Cordillera de la Costa west to the Cordillera de Mérida, Venezuela, and on the north-eastern slopes of the East Andes in Colombia (Norte de Santander, Santander, Boyacá and Arauca) and adjacent Venezuela (south-west Táchira). Subspecies gilliardi occurs in the Sierra de Perijá on the Colombian-Venezuelan border.
Conservation:
Conservation Actions Underway
CITES III in Colombia. The species is listed as Endangered at the national level in Colombia and Venezuela (Renjifo et al. 2014, Rojas-Suárez et al. 2015). It occurs in several protected areas across its range, including Tamá National Natural Park and Pauxi Pauxi ProAves Reserve in Colombia. Captive breeding programmes exist in Colombia (Renjifo et al. 2014). Environmental education and awareness programmes are carried out in Colombia (Renjifo et al. 2014); in Venezuela however these programmes were discontinued (Rojas-Suárez et al. 2015).
Conservation Actions Proposed
Survey areas of suitable habitat to identify additional populations and to refine the distribution range. Produce an accurate estimate of the population size and the population trend. Quantify the impact of hunting on the population size. Monitor the population trend. Monitor levels of hunting.
Effectively manage protect areas where the species occurs. Continue or reinstall education and awareness programmes to combat hunting and habitat loss. Further develop captive breeding programmes to support future reintroductions. Enforce existing laws on hunting and habitat protection (Strahl and Silva 1997).
CITES III in Colombia. The species is listed as Endangered at the national level in Colombia and Venezuela (Renjifo et al. 2014, Rojas-Suárez et al. 2015). It occurs in several protected areas across its range, including Tamá National Natural Park and Pauxi Pauxi ProAves Reserve in Colombia. Captive breeding programmes exist in Colombia (Renjifo et al. 2014). Environmental education and awareness programmes are carried out in Colombia (Renjifo et al. 2014); in Venezuela however these programmes were discontinued (Rojas-Suárez et al. 2015).
Conservation Actions Proposed
Survey areas of suitable habitat to identify additional populations and to refine the distribution range. Produce an accurate estimate of the population size and the population trend. Quantify the impact of hunting on the population size. Monitor the population trend. Monitor levels of hunting.
Effectively manage protect areas where the species occurs. Continue or reinstall education and awareness programmes to combat hunting and habitat loss. Further develop captive breeding programmes to support future reintroductions. Enforce existing laws on hunting and habitat protection (Strahl and Silva 1997).