Highland Guan
Penelopina nigra(Fraser, L, 1852)
English (US) Highland Guan
The Highland Guan (Penelopina nigra) 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: humid montane forest from southern Mexico to northern NicaraguaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Penelopina nigra
- Order
- Galliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- English (US)
- Highland Guan
- Described by
- (Fraser, L, 1852)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Penelope niger
- Described by
- (Fraser, L, 1852)
- Type locality
- locality unknown, described from aviary specimens.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.18, no.216 p.246 pl.29
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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