Andean Guan

Penelope montagnii - Pénélope des Andes

Pénélope des Andes
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Galliformes

  • Family
    :

    Cracidés

  • Genus
    :

    Penelope

  • Species
    :

    montagnii

Descriptor

Bonaparte, 1856

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 61 cm
  • Wingspan
    : -
  • Weight
    : 818 à 840 g
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Pénélope des Andes
adult
Pénélope des Andes
adult

Andean Guan (Penelope montagnii) is a species of bird in the Cracidae family.

Subspecific information 5 subspecies

  • Penelope montagnii montagnii (n and c Colombia, nw Venezuela)
  • Penelope montagnii atrogularis (sw Colombia, w Ecuador)
  • Penelope montagnii brooki (s Colombia, e Ecuador)
  • Penelope montagnii plumosa (c Peru)
  • Penelope montagnii sclateri (c Bolivia)

Foreign names

  • Pénélope des Andes,
  • Pava andina,
  • guano-andino,
  • Andenguan,
  • Andessjakohoen,
  • Guan delle Ande,
  • andinsk guan,
  • Andeshokko,
  • šuan Montagnov,
  • guan andský,
  • Andes Penelopehøne,
  • andiensaku,
  • guan dels Andes,
  • penelopa andyjska,
  • Андская пенелопа,
  • アンデスシャクケイ,
  • 安第斯冠雉,
  • 安地斯冠雉,

Voice song and cries

Pénélope des Andes
adult

Habitat

Pénélope des Andes
adult

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Other sources of interest

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