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Galliformes / Cracidae / Penelope

Spix's Guan

Penelope jacquacu

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (spigua1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

Taxonomy

Order: Galliformes
Family: Cracidae
Genus: Penelope

Subspecies (4)

Penelope jacquacu granti

southern Venezuela to the Guianas and northern Amazonian Brazil
Penelope jacquacu jacquacu

eastern Colombia to northern Bolivia and adjacent western Amazonian Brazil south of the Amazon River
Penelope jacquacu orienticola

southeastern Venezuela and northwestern Brazil north of the Amazon River
Penelope jacquacu speciosa

central and eastern Bolivia

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (spigua1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.