Chachalacas, Guans and Curassows (Cracidae) - HBW 2
Spix's Guan (Penelope jacquacu)
French: Pénélope de Spix
German: Spixguan
Spanish: Pava Amazónica
Other common names: White browed Guan(!); Green backed Guan (granti)
Taxonomy: Penelope jacqúaçu Spix, 1825, in sylvis fl. Solimoëns.
Has been considered conspecific with P. obscura, and formerly with P. purpurascens, but tracheal morphology different (see page 319). Forms superspecies with P. purpurascens, P. perspicax, P. albipennis and P. obscura. Race granti has been considered separate species, including orienticola as race, but there is extensive intergradation throughout present species. Has hybridized with P. pileata in captivity. Four subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- granti Berlepsch, 1908 - Guyana and adjacent E Venezuela S of R Orinoco.
- orienticola Todd, 1932 - SE Venezuela and NW Brazil N of R Amazon and R Solimes.
- jacquacu Spix, 1825 - Amazonia S of R Amazon and R Solimes in W Brazil, E Colombia, E Ecuador, Peru and N Bolivia.
- speciosa Todd, 1915 - C & E Bolivia.
- Least Concern
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A bird resting and preening on a branch Cristalino Jungle Lodge, Mato Grosso, Brazil (ssp jacquacu)
Will and Gill Cart... 16 June 2007 2 years ago 30 sec 4.3 -
An adult on a tree Junglaven, Ventuari River, Amazonas, Venezuela (ssp orienticola)
Josep del Hoyo 3 March 2002 7 years ago 20 sec 3.6 -
A bird perched then ruffling it's feathers Antwerp Zoo, Antwerp Province, Belgium
Jonathan Beilby 16 March 2008 1 year ago 11 sec 3 -
A pair on a tree Junglaven, Ventuari River, Amazonas, Venezuela (ssp orienticola)
Josep del Hoyo 3 March 2002 7 years ago 13 sec 2.3
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Male perched in a tree near the Rio Tambopata, south-east Peru Peru
lochfitty 31 July 2007 1 year ago 2
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Calls at dawn Serra dos Caiabis, Alta Floresta, Mato Grosso, Brazil
(ssp jacquacu)
Bradley Davis 15 July 2006 14 weeks ago 3
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