Rusty-margined Guan
Penelope superciliarisTemminck, CJ, 1815
English (US) Rusty-margined Guan
The Rusty-margined Guan (Penelope superciliaris) 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 superciliaris
- Order
- Galliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Rusty-margined Guan
- Described by
- Temminck, CJ, 1815
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Penelope superciliaris pseudonyma
- Penelope superciliaris superciliaris
- Penelope superciliaris jacupemba
- Penelope superciliaris major
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Temminck, CJ, 1815
- Type locality
- State of Pard, Brazil,
- Original description
- Histoire naturelle générale des pigeons et des gallinacés, accompagné de planches anatomiques 3 p.72,693
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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