Spix’s Guan is a typical member of the Cracidae. It is found in the northern half of South America. It is fairly common in most of its range.
Classification:
Order: Galliformes
Family: Cracidae
Genus: Penelope
Species: P. jacquacu
Photos:
Spix’s Guan (Penelope jacquacu)
Our visit to Villa Carmen, a ranch/hostel near Pilcopata, was holding a few surprises for us. One of them was the guan whose behaviour resembled more that of a house cat than a bird’s.
Spix’s Guan (Penelope jacquacu)
From the metal canopy tower, Sacha Lodge, Ecuador. 70-80cm. Fairly tolerant of human presence, although those near settlements extremely shy. Rare in Ecuador. Frequent in Colombia and Venezuela. f/5.6, iso 1600, exp comp minus one, 1/800.
Spix’s Guan
A resident in an Explorama camp, near Iqiutos, Peru. It was free to come and go… indeed it hadn’t been seen for a week… but when our group were out on a trail near the camp, it followed along with us, all the way back to the camp. Explorama, by the way, give you an OUTSTANDING taste of the Amazon. My ref: Eos 2089
Feeding time
Taken in JBRJ - Jan 2007. Nome: Penelope jacquacu (jacu) Name: Spix’s Guan (Penelope jaquacu) is one of about a half a dozen similar species. It is named after an early Amazon explorer. These are noisy birds with a raucuous call often heard during breeding season. Although they are built like ground birds, they spend most of the time in trees.
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Commentary:
Ecuador - La Selva | Nature Notes from Harold Stiver
Spix’s Guan …Heard … Read more…
Avian relationships - What do we know?
Cracidae: Penelope jacquacu - Spix’s Guan (Source). I won’t say much about Galloanserae, as the Hackett et al. study posits no changes to the previously recognized ordinal relationships. … Read more…
quite a noisy activity so saw no wildlife apart from a pair of very surprised spix’s guan (penelope jacquacu) that stumbled into our path! we did get quite good at identifying palms though…… Read more…
Pajareando en Bolivia: LA HERMOSA PENELOPE
Mis amigos, les presento a una de las Penelope, en este caso a la muy amazónica Penelope jacquacu , más conocida como Pava Coto Colorado, de la que en Bolivia tenemos registradas 2 subespeci… Read more…
