Crested Guan
Penelope purpurascens
IUCN: Near Threatened
Taxonomy
- Order
- Galliformes
- Family
- Cracidae
- Genus
- Penelope
- eBird Code
- cregua1
Vocalizations
Tom August · CC0_1_0
Dylan Camacho Guzman · CC0_1_0
Nestor Herrera · CC_BY_4_0
keesgroenendijk · CC_BY_4_0
Subspecies (3)
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Penelope purpurascens aequatorialis
southern Honduras and Nicaragua to western Colombia and southwestern Ecuador
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Penelope purpurascens brunnescens
northern Colombia to eastern Venezuela
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Penelope purpurascens purpurascens
humid forest of Mexico to Honduras and Nicaragua
Data Sources
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.