Chestnut-bellied guan
Chestnut-bellied guan | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Galliformes |
Family: | Cracidae |
Genus: | Penelope |
Species: | P. ochrogaster
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Binomial name | |
Penelope ochrogaster Pelzeln, 1870
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The chestnut-bellied guan (Penelope ochrogaster) is a species of bird in the family Cracidae. It is found only in Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or tropical swampland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Appearance[]
The Chestnut-Bellied Guan is a medium-sized bird that is light brown at the head, fading darker approaching the wings and even darker at the tail. There is white spots from the chest to the abdomen and on the wing coverts. The Chestnut-Bellied Guan shows a bright red set of plumage on the chest and the facial skin is dusky.
Voice[]
The song of the Chestnut-Bellied Guan is described as 'crowlike' and 'rough'
Location[]
The Chestnut-Belied Guan is distributed throughout the northeastern part of Brazil, however, the three big clusters are in Pantanal, Central Brazil, and along the river segment that runs through Rio de Janeiro.
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Penelope ochrogaster". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22678395A92772232. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22678395A92772232.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
External links[]
- IUCN Red List vulnerable species
- Guans (bird)
- Birds of the Cerrado
- Birds of the Pantanal
- Endemic birds of Brazil
- Birds described in 1870
- Taxa named by August von Pelzeln
- Vulnerable animals
- Galliformes stubs