Marail guan

Marail guan
Marail guan at Presidente Figueiredo, Amazonas state, Brazil
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Galliformes
Family:Cracidae
Genus:Penelope
Species: P. marail
Binomial name
Penelope marail
Subspecies
  • P. m. jacupeba (Spix, 1825)
  • P. m. marail (PLS Müller, 1776)

The Marail guan (Penelope marail) is a species of bird in the family Cracidae. It is found in Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Penelope marail". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.


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