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.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

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

Marail Guan (Penelope marail) [XC138892]
by Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Szpigel from Trilha do Buritizal - Serra do Viru\u00e1 - Parque Nacional do Viru\u00e1, Brazil (call)

Marail Guan (Penelope marail) [XC581673]
by Thiago Orsi Laranjeiras from Piste du carbet Bonaventure, 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
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Files:

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