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Spix's guan - Wikipedia

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Spix's guan

In Manú National Park, Peru
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Galliformes
Family:	Cracidae
Genus:	Penelope
Species:	P. jacquacu
Binomial name
*Penelope jacquacu* Spix, 1825
Subspecies
P. j. jacquacu (Spix, 1825) Spix's guan P. j. orienticola (Todd, 1932) P. j. speciosa (Todd, 1915) P. j. granti (Berlepsch, 1908) Grant's guan

Spix's guan (Penelope jacquacu) is a species of bird in the family Cracidae. It is "the prototypical cracid of the Amazonian lowlands."^[2] The common name commemorates the German naturalist Johann Baptist von Spix (1782-1826).^[3]

Taxonomy and systematics

Four subspecies of Spix's guan are recognized, "Grant's" guan (P. j. granti) and the "Spix's guan" group of P. j. jacquacu, P. j. orienticola, and P. j. speciosa.^[2] It was at times considered conspecific with dusky-legged guan (P. obscura) or crested guan (P. purpurascens). P. j. speciosa was once considered a race of dusky-legged guan, and "Grant's guan" was formerly considered a separate species.^[2]^[4]

Description

The four subspecies of Spix's guan differ in weight and plumage, and there are intergrades between them. Their length is 66–76 cm (26–30 in). The male and female nominate P. j. jacquacu weigh 1.24–1.36 kg (2.7–3.0 lb) and 1.14 kg (2.5 lb) respectively. The male P. j. orienticola weighs 1.40–1.78 kg (3.1–3.9 lb) and the female 1.27–1.72 kg (2.8–3.8 lb). The nominate subspecies is bronzy olive green above and bright reddish below. "Grant's" is much darker; the upper parts have a blue-green gloss and the red underside is dark. P. j. speciosa's plumage is similar to that of the nominate subspecies and P. j. orienticola's size and color scheme are between those of the nominate and "Grant's".^[2]

Distribution and habitat

Spix's guan is found in the upper Orinoco River and western Amazon River basins of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. From north to south the subspecies sequence is granti, orienticola, jacquacu, and speciosa.^[2]^[4] It inhabits both terra firma and várzea (seasonally flooded) forest. In the upper elevations of Peru and Bolivia it is in cloud forest and at lower elevations it is in humid rainforest. The species is assumed to be sedentary.^[2]

Behavior and ecology

Breeding

The timing of Spix's guan's breeding varies geographically; examples include from January to May in Venezuela and August and September in Peru. The one nest that has been described was made of leaves and placed about 5 m (16 ft) up in a tree. The incubation and fledging periods are not known.^[2]

Diet and feeding

Spix's guan forages singly or in small family groups, mostly from the middle to the tops of trees but in some regions on the ground. Its diet is mainly fruits and seeds though it has also been reported to follow army ants to take arthropods.^[2]

Status

The IUCN has rated Spix's guan as being of Least Concern. Its estimated global range spans approximately 5.9 million km² (2.3 million mi²) and it is common in at least parts of this range. However, the total population is unknown and is thought to be decreasing. The species is widely hunted for food.^[1]

References

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^ ^a ^b BirdLife International (2016). "Penelope jacquacu". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22678386A92771552. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22678386A92771552.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h del Hoyo, J. and G. M. Kirwan (2020). Spix's Guan (Penelope jacquacu), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.spigua1.01
^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. p. 319.
^ ^a ^b Remsen, J. V., Jr., J. I. Areta, E. Bonaccorso, S. Claramunt, A. Jaramillo, D. F. Lane, J. F. Pacheco, M. B. Robbins, F. G. Stiles, and K. J. Zimmer. Version 19 January 2021. A classification of the bird species of South America. American Ornithological Society. http://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCBaseline.htm retrieved January 19, 2021

Taxon identifiers
Penelope jacquacu	Wikidata: Q948701 Wikispecies: Penelope jacquacu ADW: Penelope_jacquacu Avibase: 1D1EDAF0EE6355AD BirdLife: 22678386 BOLD: 78682 BOW: spigua1 CoL: 76H2B eBird: spigua1 EoL: 45512033 GBIF: 2482193 iNaturalist: 2073 IRMNG: 10189333 ITIS: 175732 IUCN: 22678386 NCBI: 1881866 Neotropical: spigua1 Open Tree of Life: 109886 TSA: 13085 Xeno-canto: Penelope-jacquacu

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