Bearded Guan
Penelope barbataChapman, FM, 1921
English (US) Bearded Guan
The Bearded Guan (Penelope barbata) 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.
Range: Andes of southern Ecuador (but not the east slope) and western Andes of northwestern PeruRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Penelope barbata
- Order
- Galliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Bearded Guan
- Described by
- Chapman, FM, 1921
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Chapman, FM, 1921
- Type locality
- Taraguacocha, Zaruma-Zaragura Trail, Cordillera de Chilla, Prov. del Oro, Ecuador; alt. 9750-11000 ft.
- Original description
- American Museum Novitates no.18 p.3
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Red-throated Piping Guan
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Black-fronted Piping Guan
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Baudo Guan
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Andean Guan
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Marail Guan
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Red-faced Guan
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