The story of the reintroduction of Black-fronted Piping-Guan (Aburria jacutinga) at REGUA continues.

Alecsandra Tassoni,  is SAVE Brasil’s Black-Fronted-Piping-Guan project coordinator and will be visiting REGUA to supervise the arrival of the birds.

The two females and one male come from a captive-breeding project in Paraná state. Their health tests were undertaken at UENF (Universidade Estadual Norte Fluminense) in Rio de Janeiro state prior to their transfer to São Paulo where they are currently being monitored.

Scanning and observation are the techniques used to study their behaviour which include assessing their food demands.  There will also be predator training to ensure the birds react naturally to predators once they leave their release pen.

The Black-Fronted-Piping-Guan reintroduction project at REGUA is funded by ‘O Boticário’ cosmetic company which is a long- standing Birdlife International partner.

REGUA looks forward to the next exciting part of the story.

Photograph published with the kind permission of SAVE Brasil and O Boticário Foundation.