Spix's Guan

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Spix's Guan
In Manu National Park, Peru
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Galliformes
Family: Cracidae
Genus: Penelope
Species: P. jacquacu
Binomial name
Penelope jacquacu
Spix, 1825
Subspecies
  • P. j. granti (Berlepsch, 1908)
    Green-backed Guan
  • P. j. orienticola (Todd, 1932)
  • P. j. jacquacu (Spix, 1825)
    Spix's Guan
  • P. j. speciosa (Todd, 1915)

Spix's Guan (Penelope jacquacu) is a species of bird in the Cracidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Its estimated global range is approximately 5,000,000 km² and is common in at least parts of this range. It is therefore considered a least concern species by the IUCN.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2004). "Penelope jacquacu". 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/46972/all. Retrieved 2007-07-19. [dead link]


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