White-browed guan

White-browed guan
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Galliformes
Family: Cracidae
Genus: Penelope
Species: P. jacucaca
Binomial name
Penelope jacucaca
Spix, 1825

The white-browed guan (Penelope jacucaca) is a species of bird in the Cracidae family. It is endemic to the Caatinga in north-eastern Brazil. It is threatened by habitat loss and hunting.

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