Spixs Guan (Penelope jacquacu) Science Article 1 abstract Curassows, guans, and chachalacas (familyCracidae) are large-bodied (400 g to 3500 g)galliform birds found exclusively in the Americas,with most species restricted to SouthAmerica (Delacour & Amadon 1973, delHoyo 1994). Despite their important role inforest dynamics as dispersers of seed plants,most cracid species remain poorly known(Strahl & Grajal […]
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Spixs Guan (Penelope jacquacu)
[order] Galliformes | [family] Cracidae | [latin] Penelope jacquacu | [UK] Spixs Guan | [FR] Penelope de Spix | [DE] Spixguan | [ES] Pava Amazonica | [IT] Penelope di Spix | [NL] Spix-sjakohoen Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Penelope jacquacu SA Amazonia Penelope jacquacu granti e Venezuela, Guyana […]