Marail Guan (Penelope marail)

Other Names (World)
Marail Guan, Cayenne Guan

Family
Cracidae (Guans, Chachalacas, Curassows)

Size
63 - 68 cm

First Described (Guide)
(M�ller, 1776)

Range (Guide)

Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (3)...)

Marail Guan (Penelope marail) [XC303410]
by Brice de la Croix from Caracara\u00ed, Roraima, Brazil (call)

Marail Guan (Penelope marail) [XC770781]
by id from Reserve Naturelle Regionale Tresor, Roura, French Guiana (call)

Subspecies
May form superspecies with Rusty-margined Guan (Penelope superciliaris). Has hybridized with Crested Guan (Penelope purpurascens) and White-crested Guan (Penelope pileata) in captivity.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

marail (M�ller, 1776) - The Guianas and eastern Venezuela south of R Orinoco.
jacupeba von Spix, 1825 - Northern Brazil and south-eastern Venezuela.

References
See References.

Files:

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