Key Identification Features
- Its large, bright red bill is laterally compressed, a feature that gives the species its common name.
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🦋 Identification Guide
How to Identify Cracidae
Cracidae is a animal family in the Animalia kingdom, order Galliformes, class Aves. The family contains 41 accepted species worldwide.
Representative Cracidae Species
Penelope jacquacu Spix, 1825
Penelope jacquacu Spix, 1825
Penelope jacquacu (Spix's guan) is a guan species with four plumage-varying subs…
Penelope purpurascens Wagler, 1830
Penelope purpurascens Wagler, 1830
Penelope purpurascens, the crested guan, is a turkey-like bird with three subspe…
Pipile cumanensis (Jacquin, 1784)
Pipile cumanensis (Jacquin, 1784)
Pipile cumanensis, the blue-throated piping guan, is a distinctive Neotropical b…
Ortalis erythroptera P.L.Sclater & Salvin, 1870
Ortalis erythroptera P.L.Sclater & Salvin, 1870
Ortalis erythroptera, the rufous-headed chachalaca, is a bird found in dry Andea…
Mitu tomentosum (Spix, 1825)
Mitu tomentosum (Spix, 1825)
Mitu tomentosum, the crestless curassow, is a large Neotropical curassow found a…
Penelope pileata Wagler, 1830
Penelope pileata Wagler, 1830
Penelope pileata, the white-crested guan, is a large Brazilian endemic bird foun…
Ortalis vetula (Wagler, 1830)
Ortalis vetula (Wagler, 1830)
Ortalis vetula, the plain chachalaca, is a medium-sized galliform bird native to…
Pipile cumanensis grayi (Pelzeln, 1870)
Pipile cumanensis grayi (Pelzeln, 1870)
This is a description of the blue-throated piping guan subspecies Pipile cumanen…
Mitu tuberosum (Spix, 1825)
Mitu tuberosum (Spix, 1825)
Mitu tuberosum, the razor-billed curassow, is a large black forest bird native t…
Crax fasciolata Spix, 1825
Crax fasciolata Spix, 1825
Crax fasciolata, the bare-faced curassow, is a large sexually dimorphic bird wit…
Penelope argyrotis (Bonaparte, 1856)
Penelope argyrotis (Bonaparte, 1856)
Penelope argyrotis (band-tailed guan) is a guan species with multiple subspecies…
Mitu salvini Reinhardt, 1879
Mitu salvini Reinhardt, 1879
Mitu salvini (Salvin's curassow) is a mostly black Andean foothill bird found in…
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you identify Cracidae?
Cracidae animals belong to the Galliformes order in the Animalia kingdom. Its large, bright red bill is laterally compressed, a feature that gives the species its common name. For instant identification, use the iNature app — AI-powered and works offline.
What are the key characteristics of Cracidae?
Cracidae is classified in the order Galliformes, class Aves, phylum Chordata. The family contains 41 accepted species worldwide.
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