Spix's guan is a large, arboreal game bird of the Cracidae family native to tropical forests of South America

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Penelope jacquacu, commonly known as Spix's guan, is a large South American forest-dwelling cracid bird often hunted as game.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bird
cracid
game bird
species
assessedBy IUCN Red List
behavior forest-dwelling
bodySize large
class Aves
commonName Spix's guan
conservationStatus Least Concern
describedBy Johann Baptist von Spix
describedInYear 1825
diet frugivore
granivore
domain Eukaryota
linked to: Eukarya
family Cracidae
foundInCountry Bolivia
Brazil
Colombia
Ecuador
Peru
Venezuela
genus Penelope
habitat humid forest
lowland tropical forest
subtropical forest
hasFeatherColor brown
olive
whitish-speckled underparts
huntedAs game
kingdom Animalia
lifestyle arboreal
namedAfter Johann Baptist von Spix
nativeTo Amazon rainforest
South America
tropical forests
order Galliformes
phylum Chordata
reproduction oviparous
scientificName Penelope jacquacu
socialBehavior often seen in small groups
taxonRank species
threat habitat loss
hunting
vocalization loud calls

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Penelope jacquacu describedAs Spix's guan is a large, arboreal game bird of the Cracidae family native to tropical forests of South America