Chachalacas, Guans and Curassows (Cracidae)
Marail Guan (Penelope marail) - HBW 2, p. 348
French: Pénélope marail
German: Marailguan
Spanish: Pava Marail
Other common names: Cayenne Guan
Taxonomy: Phasianus Marail P. L. S. Müller, 1776, Cayenne.
May form superspecies with P. superciliaris; also seems to be close to P. ortoni (see page 313). Has hybridized with P. purpurascens and P. pileata in captivity. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- marail (P. L. S. Müller, 1776) - the Guianas and E Venezuela S of R Orinoco.
- jacupeba Spix, 1825 - N Brazil and SE Venezuela.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A frontal view of a bird in a tree, eventually walking away. Locality Brownsberg National Park, Suriname (ssp marail)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 22 July 2011 7 weeks ago 42 sec 4 -
A bird feeding in a tree Locality Escalera Road, Sierra de Lema, Canaima National Park, Bolívar State, Venezuela (ssp marail)
Peter Nash 14 November 2005 5 years ago 35 sec 3.8 -
A foraging bird in the canopy. Locality Brownsberg National Park, Suriname (ssp marail)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 22 July 2011 7 weeks ago 47 sec 2.8 -
A poor view of a bird in a tree, seen from below. Locality Brownsberg National Park, Suriname (ssp marail)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 20 July 2011 7 weeks ago 21 sec 2.3 -
A poor view of a perched bird, high up in a tree. Locality Brownsberg National Park, Suriname (ssp marail)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 20 July 2011 7 weeks ago 21 sec 1.7
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