Yungas Guan
Penelope bridgesi
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows (Cracidae) · Galliformes · Chachalacas, Guans, and Curassows
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Often mixed up with
In quizzes, players most often confuse Yungas Guan with these birds—either this species was picked by mistake, or the other way around.
| Species | Mix-ups |
|---|---|
| Dusky-legged Guan Penelope obscura | 3 |
| Red-faced Guan Penelope dabbenei | 2 |
| Rusty-margined Guan Penelope superciliaris | 1 |
| Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus melanoleucus | 1 |
Family
The chachalacas, guans, and curassows are birds in the family Cracidae. These are species of tropical and subtropical Central and South America. The range of one species, the plain chachalaca, just reaches southernmost parts of Texas in the United States.
Order
Galliformes , also known as gallinaceous birds or landfowl, is an order of heavy-bodied terrestrial birds that contains about 290 species. The order is divided into five families: Phasianidae (chicken and junglefowls, Old World quails, partridges, pheasants, turkeys, peafowl and grouse), Odontophoridae (New World quails), Numididae (guinea fowl), Cracidae (including chachalacas and curassows), and Megapodiidae (incubator birds like malleefowl and brushturkeys). Galliformes and the semi-aquatic order Anseriformes (waterfowl) are collectively called fowl.