Crested Guan
Penelope purpurascensWagler, JG, 1830
English (US) Crested Guan
The Crested Guan (Penelope purpurascens) 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 purpurascens
- Order
- Galliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Crested Guan
- Described by
- Wagler, JG, 1830
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Penelope purpurascens purpurascens
- Penelope purpurascens aequatorialis
- Penelope purpurascens brunnescens
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Wagler, JG, 1830
- Type locality
- Mexico.
- Original description
- Isis von Oken 23 col.1110
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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