- White-crested Guan
Taxobox
name = White-crested Guan
status = NT | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum =Animalia
phylum =Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo =Galliformes
familia =Cracidae
genus = "Penelope"
species = "P. pileata"
binomial = "Penelope pileata"
binomial_authority = Wagler, 1830
synonyms = The White-crested Guan ("Penelope pileata") is a species ofbird in theCracidae family, thechachalaca s, guans, andcurassow s.It is found only in regions of the southeastAmazon Basin ofBrazil . The species is restricted to the southern riverbank of theAmazon River ; also eastwards, the south bank of thePará River south of Marajó Island at the Amazon River's outlet. Its naturalhabitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowlandforest s.It is threatened byhabitat loss .ource
* BirdLife International 2004. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/16544/all Penelope pileata] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 10 July 2007.
External links
* [http://ibc.hbw.com/ibc/phtml/especie.phtml?idEspecie=914 White-crested Guan videos] on the Internet Bird Collection
* [http://vireo.acnatsci.org/search.html?Form=Search&SEARCHBY=Common&KEYWORDS=white-crested+guan&showwhat=images&AGE=All&SEX=All&ACT=All&Search=Search&VIEW=All&ORIENTATION=All&RESULTS=24 White-crested Guan photo gallery] VIREO [http://vireo.acnatsci.org/species_image.php?species=Penelope+pileata Photo-High Res]
* [http://www.tropicalbirding.com/images/neotropics/brasil/brazilintoamazon/wcguan.jpgPhoto-High Res]
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