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White-crested Guan
Penelope pileata Wagler, 1830
Cracidae — Chachalacas, Curassows, Guans
White-crested Guan, Penelope pileata, is a bird of north-central Brazil in the family Cracidae. It occurs in the eastern Amazon basin and is limited to the south side of the Amazon River, with its range also extending along the south bank of the Pará River below Marajó Island. Its habitat is moist lowland forest in tropical and subtropical areas. The species was described by Wagler in 1830.
- Order
- Galliformes
- Family
- Cracidae — Chachalacas, Curassows, Guans
- Breeding range
- South America: nc Brazil
