- Sickle-winged Guan
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Sickle-winged Guan Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Galliformes Family: Cracidae Genus: Chamaepetes Species: C. goudotii Binomial name Chamaepetes goudotii
(Lesson, 1828)Subspecies - C. g. fagani (Chubb, 1917)
- C. g. rufiventris (Tschudi, 1843)
- C. g. goudotii (Lesson, 1828)
- C. g. sanctaemarthae (Chapman, 1912)
- C. g. tschudii (Taczanowski, 1886)
The Sickle-winged Guan (Chamaepetes goudotii) is a species of bird in the Cracidae family.
It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. In Ecuador, it is noted that the guans from the Eastern slope, at 61-63.5 cm (24-25 in), were much larger than birds from the Western Andean slope, at 51-54.5 cm (20-22 in).
References
- BirdLife International 2004. Chamaepetes goudotii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 July 2007.
External links
- AVIBASE Account and photographs.
Categories:- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Galliformes stubs
- Chamaepetes
- Guans
- Animals described in 1828
- Birds of the Andes
- Birds of Bolivia
- Birds of Colombia
- Birds of Ecuador
- Birds of Peru
- C. g. fagani (Chubb, 1917)
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