Chestnut-bellied guan

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Chestnut-bellied guan
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Galliformes
Family: Cracidae
Genus: Penelope
Species:
P. ochrogaster
Binomial name
Penelope ochrogaster
Pelzeln, 1870

The chestnut-bellied guan (Penelope ochrogaster) is a species of

habitat loss
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Appearance

Chestnut-bellied guan is a medium-sized bird that is light brown at the head, fading darker approaching the wings and even darker at the tail. There are white spots from the chest to the abdomen and on the wing coverts. The bird has bright red plumage on its chest, and the facial skin is dusky.

Voice

The song of the chestnut-bellied guan is described as 'crowlike' and 'rough'

Location

The species is distributed throughout the northeastern part of Brazil; however, the three big clusters are in Pantanal, Central Brazil, and along the São Francisco river segment that runs through Rio de Janeiro.

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