Birds of Peru

    GALLIFORMES: Cracidae (Chachalacas, Curassows, Guans)  
Genus: Penelope (5 species, 16 worldwide)

Genus Penelope, Guans, are gamebirds in the Cracidae family are are larger than Chachalacas (in the range of 60 to 75 cm.). Guans are usually solitary or seen in family groups, unlike Chachalacas that form larger groups. And like most fowl consume both fruit and insects.


White-winged Guan
White-winged Guan (Penelope albipennis) Endangered
Zoo, Peru  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Bearded Guan
Bearded Guan (Penelope barbata) Near Threatened
south, Ecuador  
   
Photograph by Francesco Veronesi     Copyright and usage info


Spix's Guan
Spix's Guan (Penelope jacquacu jacquacu)
 
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Andean Guan
Andean Guan (Penelope montagnii montagnii)
ACAIME Reserve, Salento, Colombia
  Note red eye and compact shape. A medium sized guan.
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

A less {rufous} idividual.

Crested Guan
Crested Guan (Penelope purpurascens) Near Threatened
Sarapiqui, Costa Rica
  A very large guan.
   
Photograph by George Scott Photography   © All Rights Reserved.



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