Spix's Guan
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| Spix's Guan | |
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| 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 |
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| Subspecies | |
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]
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- ^ 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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