Grey-winged Trumpeter (Psophia crepitans)

Other Names (World)
Grey-winged Trumpeter, Gray-winged Trumpeter, Common Trumpeter

Family
Psophiidae (Trumpeters)

Size
50 cm

First Described (Guide)
Linnaeus, 1758

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest. From sea-level - 700 m.

Range (Guide)

Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status NT
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Loud, harsh 'grah' notes uttered in alarm. Song is a low humming, like 'wuh-wuh-wuh wuh wuh...'.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (16)...)

Grey-winged Trumpeter (Psophia crepitans) [XC271783]
by GABRIEL LEITE from Brownsberg, Brokopondo, Suriname (call)

Grey-winged Trumpeter (Psophia crepitans) [XC407274]
by GABRIEL LEITE from Sistemas de Trilhas do PPBio, Parque Nacional do Viru\u00e1, Caracara\u00ed, Roraima, Brazil (alarm call, call)

Subspecies
Forms superspecies with White-winged Trumpeter (Psophia leucoptera) and Green-winged Trumpeter (Psophia viridis). Present species sometimes treated as conspecific with White-winged Trumpeter (Psophia leucoptera). Alternatively, considered to include subspecies ochroptera of White-winged Trumpeter (Psophia leucoptera), because distribution of ochroptera appears more compatible with that of present species, and plumage pattern intermediate. However, apparent lack of interbreeding in areas of overlap between subspecies ochroptera of White-winged Trumpeter (Psophia leucoptera) and subspecies napensis of Grey-winged Trumpeter (Psophia crepitans) indicates that these two subspecies probably belong to separate species.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

napensis Sclater, PL & Salvin, 1873 - South-eastern Colombia through eastern Ecuador to north-eastern Peru, and extreme north-western Brazil (north of R Amazon/Solimões and mostly west of R Negro.
crepitans Linnaeus, 1758 - South-eastern Colombia through eastern and southern Venezuela to the Guianas and south to northern Brazil (north of R Amazon and east of R Negro).
ochroptera Pelzeln, 1857 - North-western Brazil (north of R Amazon/Solimões and west of R Negro). Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Ochre-winged Trumpeter (Psophia ochroptera).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Grey-winged Trumpeter (Psophia crepitans) - 10 files

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