Typical Guans
Penelope
Penelope is a bird genus in the Cracidae family consisting of a number of large turkey-like arboreal species, the typical guans. The range of these species is in forests from southern Mexico to tropical South America. These large birds have predominantly brown plumage and have relatively small heads in comparison with body size; they also bear a characteristic dewlap. Body lengths are typically 65 to 95 centimeters.
16 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 16 known species
Crested Guan
speciesPenelope purpurascens
Dusky-legged Guan
speciesPenelope obscura
Andean Guan
speciesPenelope montagnii
Spix's Guan
speciesPenelope jacquacu
Rusty-margined Guan
speciesPenelope superciliaris
Yungas Guan
speciesPenelope bridgesi
Chestnut-bellied Guan
speciesPenelope ochrogaster
Band-tailed Guan
speciesPenelope argyrotis
Cauca Guan
speciesPenelope perspicax
White-crested Guan
speciesPenelope pileata
White-browed Guan
speciesPenelope jacucaca
Marail Guan
speciesPenelope marail
Bearded Guan
speciesPenelope barbata
White-winged Guan
speciesPenelope albipennis
Baudó Guan
speciesPenelope ortoni
Red-faced Guan
speciesPenelope dabbenei
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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