Penelope obscura Temminck, 1815 is a animal in the Cracidae family, order Galliformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Penelope obscura Temminck, 1815 (Penelope obscura Temminck, 1815)
🦋 Animalia

Penelope obscura Temminck, 1815

Penelope obscura Temminck, 1815

Penelope obscura is a bird similar to the smaller rusty-margined guan that lives in subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.

Family
Genus
Penelope
Order
Galliformes
Class
Aves

About Penelope obscura Temminck, 1815

This bird species, scientifically named Penelope obscura Temminck, 1815, has an average length of 73 centimeters and an average body weight of 1.2 kilograms. It is very similar in overall appearance to its smaller close relative, the rusty-margined guan (P. supercilliaris). Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.

Photo: (c) Claudio Martins de Souza, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Claudio Martins de Souza · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Aves Galliformes Cracidae Penelope

More from Cracidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

Identify Penelope obscura Temminck, 1815 instantly — even offline

iNature uses on-device AI to identify plants, animals, fungi and more. No internet needed.

Download iNature — Free

Start Exploring Nature Today

Download iNature for free. 10 identifications on us. No account needed. No credit card required.

Download Free on App Store