Marail Guan
Penelope marail(Müller, PLS, 1776)
English (US) Marail Guan
The Marail Guan (Penelope marail) 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 marail
- Order
- Galliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Marail Guan
- Described by
- (Müller, PLS, 1776)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Penelope marail jacupeba
- Penelope marail marail
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Phasianus Marail
- Described by
- (Müller, PLS, 1776)
- Type locality
- Cayenne, ex Buffon.
- Original description
- Des Ritters Carl von Linné ... vollständigen Natursystems Supplements- und Register-Band über alle sechs Theile oder Classen des Thierreichs p.125
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Guans, Curassows, and Chachalacas
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Band-tailed Guan
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Bearded Guan
Penelope barbata
Baudo Guan
Penelope ortoni
Andean Guan
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Rusty-margined Guan
Penelope superciliaris
Red-faced Guan
Penelope dabbenei
Spix's Guan
Penelope jacquacu
Crested Guan
Penelope purpurascens
Cauca Guan
Penelope perspicax
White-winged Guan
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