Band-tailed guan

Band-tailed guan
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Galliformes
Family: Cracidae
Genus: Penelope
Species: P. argyrotis
Binomial name
Penelope argyrotis
Bonaparte, 1856
Subspecies
  • P. a. colombiana (Todd, 1912)
    Santa Marta Guan
  • P. a. argyrotis (Bonaparte, 1856)
    Band-tailed Guan

The band-tailed guan (Penelope argyrotis) is a species of bird in the Cracidae family, the chachalacas, guans, and curassows. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest.

References

  1. ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Penelope argyrotis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.

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