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Bearded Guan
Penelope barbata Chapman, 1921
Cracidae — Chachalacas, Curassows, Guans
Bearded Guan, Penelope barbata, is a bird of the Cracidae family that lives in southern Ecuador and north-west Peru. It is found in humid montane forest in the Andes, at 1200–3000 m. The bird is named for the red dewlap on its throat. Its range is in South America, and it is associated with moist mountain woodland. Habitat loss is a threat, with forest cleared for farming and mining. The species was described by Chapman in 1921.
- Order
- Galliformes
- Family
- Cracidae — Chachalacas, Curassows, Guans
- Breeding range
- South America: s Ecuador and nw Peru
