[order] Galliformes | [family] Cracidae | [latin] Penelope marail | [UK] Marail Guan | [FR] Penelope marail | [DE] Marailguan | [ES] Pava Marail | [IT] Penelope di foresta | [NL] Marail-sjakohoen
Subspecies
| Genus | Species | subspecies | Breeding Range | Breeding Range 2 | Non Breeding Range |
| Penelope | marail | SA | n | ||
| Penelope | marail | jacupeba | se Venezuela, n Brazil | ||
| Penelope | marail | marail | e Venezuela, the Guianas |
Physical charateristics
Back, tail and central tail feathers olive green. Outer wing feathers bluish black. Has a conspicuous red throat-pouch. Sexes are similar
Listen to the sound of Marail Guan
[audio:http://www.aviflevoland.nl/sounddb/M/Marail Guan.mp3]
Copyright remark: Most sounds derived from xeno-canto
| wingspan min.: | cm | wingspan max.: | cm | ||
| size min.: | 63 | cm | size max.: | 68 | cm |
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| broods: | 1 | eggs min.: | 2 | ||
| eggs max.: | 3 |
Range
Range: Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
Habitat
Dense rain forest in proximity of water. Also in second growth, partly on the ground and partly in trees..
Reproduction
A cup like nest is built in a fork high up in a tree. Clutch size is 2-3 eggs which are incubated for about 29 days.
Feeding habits
This guan preys only occasionally uppon insects or other invertebrates and feeds almost exclusively on fruits the seeds of which it disseminates. It looks for fruits both in the canopy and in the understorey. Most ingested fruits are black or yellow, soft-skinned, thick fleshy or with a juicy soft pump, and less than 30 mn wide.
Conservation
This species has a large range, with an estimated global Extent of Occurrence of 1,200,000 km