Marail guan
The Marail guan (Penelope marail) is a species of bird in the family Cracidae. It is found in throughout the Guiana Shield and adjacent northern Brazil. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.
| Marail guan | |
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| Marail guan at Presidente Figueiredo, Amazonas state, Brazil | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Cracidae |
| Genus: | Penelope |
| Species: | P. marail |
| Binomial name | |
| Penelope marail Statius Müller, 1776 | |
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References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Penelope marail". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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