White-winged Guan

Penelope albipennis Taczanowski, 1878

Cracidae — Chachalacas, Curassows, Guans

White-winged Guan, Penelope albipennis, is a cracid of north-west Peru, where it is restricted to Lambayeque, Cajamarca and Piura. It lives in small wooded ravines and on nearby slopes on the western side of the Andes. The bird is marked by white primaries that show as a pale slash on the folded wing, set against dark brown plumage with a green sheen. It was described by Taczanowski in 1878 and is the only member of its type. Its known range is limited to a narrow area divided by a road and settlement.

Order
Galliformes
Family
Cracidae — Chachalacas, Curassows, Guans
Breeding range
South America: nw Peru
White-winged Guan
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