Food
Fruits, seeds, taken from ground level up to the canopy.
Voice
A far-carrying guttural bawling 'waou' uttered at dawn. A rarely heard, repeated and agitated 'konh-konh-konh-konh' uttered in alarm. Low, soft, and prolonged rising whistles uttered by family members when humans approach.
Baudo Guan (Penelope ortoni) [XC261546]
by Olaf Jahn from Esmeraldas: Playa de Oro, foothill zone ca. 7 km E of village, R\u00edo Santiago, Ecuador (call, calls)
Baudo Guan (Penelope ortoni) [XC21121]
by Sam Woods from Reserva Los Cedros, Imbabura, Ecuador (alarm call)
Subspecies
Has been considered a subspecies of Andean Guan (Penelope montagnii), but without any trace of intergradation where they overlap, so they probably do not even form a superspecies.
No subspecies.
Similar Species
Similar-sized Sickle-winged Guan (Chamaepetes goudotii) which lacks red dewlap and whitish breast streaks.
References
See References.