White-crested Guan
Penelope pileataWagler, JG, 1830
English (US) White-crested Guan
The White-crested Guan (Penelope pileata) 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: Amazonian Brazil (lower Rio Madeira to Rio Tapajós)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Penelope pileata
- Order
- Galliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- English (US)
- White-crested Guan
- Described by
- Wagler, JG, 1830
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Wagler, JG, 1830
- Type locality
- State of Pard,, Brazil.
- Original description
- Isis von Oken 23 col.1109
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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