|
Penelope (genus)
''Penelope'' is a bird genus in the family Cracidae consisting of a number of large turkey-like arboreal species, the typical guans. The range of these species is in forests from southern Mexico to tropical South America. These large birds have predominantly brown plumage and have relatively small heads when compared to the size of their bodies; they also bear a characteristic dewlap. Body lengths are typically 65 to 95 centimeters. Most of the genus members have a typically raucous honking call. A number of the genus members are endangered species and at least one is critically endangered, usually due to tropical deforestation and hunting. In the case of several species the estimated populations are as low as a few 1000 mature birds, spread over a considerable area. Because of the scarcity of many of the genus members and also due to the habitat being often in deep or high altitude forests, little is known about some of the species habits and reproduction; in fact, some s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spix's Guan
Spix's guan (''Penelope jacquacu'') is a species of bird in the family Cracidae. It is "the prototypical cracid of the Amazonian lowlands."del Hoyo, J. and G. M. Kirwan (2020). Spix's Guan (''Penelope jacquacu''), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.spigua1.01 The common name commemorates the German naturalist Johann Baptist von Spix (1782-1826). Taxonomy and systematics Four subspecies of Spix's guan are recognized, "Grant's" guan (''P. j. granti'') and the "Spix's guan" group of ''P. j. jacquacu'', ''P. j. orienticola'', and ''P. j. speciosa''. It was at times considered conspecific with dusky-legged guan (''P. obscura'') or crested guan (''P. purpurascens''). ''P. j. speciosa'' was once considered a race of dusky-legged guan, and "Grant's guan" was formerly considered a separate species.Remsen, J. V., Jr., J. I. Areta, E. B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
