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Crested Guan, like most large cracids, has been severely reduced in numbers by
the dual impacts of deforestation and hunting by humans. This species
is on the list of species found at the Canopy Tower, but I have found no record of it
being located in central Panama in this century. It is perhaps most "likely" to be found deep on Pipeline Road, the
relative inaccessibility of which offers some measure of protection from poaching. Given that Crested Guans have
been found in recent years in the highlands of western Chiriquí, it may also be possible
in the more remote portions of Altos del Maria. Any report of this splendid creature is extremely noteworthy,
and care should be taken to note as much detail as possible.
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