Marail guan

Marail guan
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Galliformes
Family: Cracidae
Genus: Penelope
Species: P. marail
Binomial name
Penelope marail
PLS Müller, 1776
Subspecies
  • P. m. jacupeba (Spix, 1825)
  • P. m. marail (PLS Müller, 1776)

The Marail guan (Penelope marail) is a species of bird in the Cracidae family. It is found in Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

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