Penelope ochrogaster Pelzeln, 1870 is a animal in the Cracidae family, order Galliformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Penelope ochrogaster Pelzeln, 1870

Penelope ochrogaster Pelzeln, 1870

Penelope ochrogaster, the chestnut-bellied guan, is a Brazil-only Cracidae bird threatened by habitat loss.

Family
Genus
Penelope
Order
Galliformes
Class
Aves

About Penelope ochrogaster Pelzeln, 1870

The chestnut-bellied guan, scientifically named Penelope ochrogaster Pelzeln, 1870, is a bird species that belongs to the Cracidae family. This species is found exclusively in Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, and subtropical or tropical swampland. The chestnut-bellied guan is currently threatened by habitat loss.

Photo: (c) Paul Donahue, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Paul Donahue · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Aves Galliformes Cracidae Penelope

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

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