Galliformes
Chachalacas, Guans and Curassows (Cracidae)
HBW 2, p. 310
- Medium-sized to large long-tailed gallinaceous birds with predominantly arboreal habits.
- Neotropical Region and extreme S Nearctic.
- Forests, open woodlands and scrub, from sea-level up to 3900 m.
- 11 genera, 50 species, 88 taxa.
- 17 species threatened; none definitely extinct since 1600.
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List of species:
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- 18 1 3 14 8 1 Plain Chachalaca (Ortalis vetula)
- 8 4 4 8 2 Grey-headed Chachalaca (Ortalis cinereiceps)
- 1 1 8 3 Chestnut-winged Chachalaca (Ortalis garrula)
- 24 2 17 5 8 4 Rufous-vented Chachalaca (Ortalis ruficauda)
- 1 1 4 5 Rufous-headed Chachalaca (Ortalis erythroptera)
- 1 1 8 6 Rufous-bellied Chachalaca (Ortalis wagleri)
- 1 1 8 7 West Mexican Chachalaca (Ortalis poliocephala)
- 11 1 1 9 8 8 Chaco Chachalaca (Ortalis canicollis)
- 4 1 1 2 8 9 White-bellied Chachalaca (Ortalis leucogastra)
- 2 1 1 8 11 Little Chachalaca (Ortalis motmot)
- 18 1 2 15 8 10 Speckled Chachalaca (Ortalis guttata)
- 2 1 1 6 12 Buff-browed Chachalaca (Ortalis superciliaris)
- 1 1 8 13 Band-tailed Guan (Penelope argyrotis)
- 2 1 1 4 14 Bearded Guan (Penelope barbata)
- 1 1 3 15 Baudo Guan (Penelope ortoni)
- 4 1 1 2 8 16 Andean Guan (Penelope montagnii)
- 1 1 8 17 Marail Guan (Penelope marail)
- 10 1 2 7 8 18 Rusty-margined Guan (Penelope superciliaris)
- 2 1 1 8 19 Red-faced Guan (Penelope dabbenei)
- 16 1 2 13 8 20 Crested Guan (Penelope purpurascens)
- 2 1 1 3 21 Cauca Guan (Penelope perspicax)
- 13 1 1 11 2 22 White-winged Guan (Penelope albipennis)
- 6 1 1 4 8 23 Spix's Guan (Penelope jacquacu)
- 15 1 5 9 8 24 Dusky-legged Guan (Penelope obscura)
- 3 1 1 1 6 25 White-crested Guan (Penelope pileata)
- 3 1 2 4 26 Chestnut-bellied Guan (Penelope ochrogaster)
- 5 1 1 3 4 27 White-browed Guan (Penelope jacucaca)
- 5 1 4 8 29 Blue-throated Piping-guan (Pipile cumanensis)
- 3 3 2 28 Trinidad Piping-guan (Pipile pipile)
- 7 1 1 5 8 30 Red-throated Piping-guan (Pipile cujubi)
- 12 1 11 3 31 Black-fronted Piping-guan (Pipile jacutinga)
- 4 1 1 2 6 32 Wattled Guan (Aburria aburri)
- 3 1 2 6 33 Black Guan (Chamaepetes unicolor)
- 10 1 1 8 8 34 Sickle-winged Guan (Chamaepetes goudotii)
- 3 1 1 1 4 35 Highland Guan (Penelopina nigra)
- 6 1 5 3 36 Horned Guan (Oreophasis derbianus)
- 4 1 1 2 8 37 Nocturnal Curassow (Nothocrax urumutum)
- 1 1 8 38 Crestless Curassow (Mitu tomentosa)
- 0 8 39 Salvin's Curassow (Mitu salvini)
- 13 5 8 8 40 Razor-billed Curassow (Mitu tuberosa)
- 0 1 41 Alagoas Curassow (Mitu mitu)
- 6 1 1 4 3 42 Northern Helmeted Curassow (Pauxi pauxi)
- 3 1 2 3 43 Southern Helmeted Curassow (Pauxi unicornis)
- 9 1 8 4 44 Great Curassow (Crax rubra)
- 2 1 1 2 45 Blue-billed Curassow (Crax alberti)
- 14 1 3 10 6 46 Yellow-knobbed Curassow (Crax daubentoni)
- 4 2 2 8 47 Black Curassow (Crax alector)
- 29 1 4 24 8 49 Bare-faced Curassow (Crax fasciolata)
- 4 1 1 2 4 48 Wattled Curassow (Crax globulosa)
- 7 1 1 5 3 50 Red-billed Curassow (Crax blumenbachii)
Family statistics
11 genera, 50 species
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| 11 genera | (100%) |
| 48 species | (96%) |
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