Band-tailed Guan
Penelope argyrotis(Bonaparte, CLJL, 1856)
English (US) Band-tailed Guan
The Band-tailed Guan (Penelope argyrotis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Cracidae (Guans, Curassows, and Chachalacas) in the order Galliformes.
- Scientific name
- Penelope argyrotis
- Order
- Galliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Band-tailed Guan
- Described by
- (Bonaparte, CLJL, 1856)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Penelope argyrotis colombiana
- Penelope argyrotis albicauda
- Penelope argyrotis argyrotis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Pipile argyrotis
- Described by
- (Bonaparte, CLJL, 1856)
- Type locality
- Caracas.
- Original description
- Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences 42 p.875
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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