Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Guans, Chachalacas and Allies :: Spix's Guan

Spix's Guan Penelope jacquacu

Described by: Spix (1825)
Alternate common name(s): White-browed Guan, Green-backed Guan
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Sacha Lodge, Ecuador - Jan, 2007 © Kent Nickell  near Manu National Park, Peru - Aug, 2009 © Jean-Philippe Paris  Cristalino River, Mato Grosso, Brazil - Jun, 2006 © Lou Hegedus  Tambopata Research Center, Peru - Aug, 2008 © Jean-Michel Fenerole 
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Range

W. Amazon Basin of c. South America;
(1) E. Venezuela and Guyana.
(2) Se. Colombia, nw. Brazil and se. Venezuela.
(3) Upper Amazon basin through w. Brazil (Rio Cristalino, Mato Grosso), e. Ecuador (Sacha Lodge), e. Peru and n. Bolivia.
(4) C. and e. Bolivia.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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