Spix's Guan
Penelope jacquacuSpix, JB, 1825
English (US) Spix's Guan
The Spix's Guan (Penelope jacquacu) 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 jacquacu
- Order
- Galliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Spix's Guan
- Described by
- Spix, JB, 1825
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Penelope jacquacu granti
- Penelope jacquacu orienticola
- Penelope jacquacu jacquacu
- Penelope jacquacu speciosa
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Penelope jacqúaçu
- Described by
- Spix, JB, 1825
- Type locality
- 'in sylvis fl. SoUmoens.
- Original description
- Avium species novae, quas in itinere per Brasiliam annis MDCCCXVII-MDCCCXX (etc.) 2 p.52 pl.68
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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