Chamaepetes

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Chamaepetes
Sickle-winged Guan.jpg
Chamaepetes goudotii
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Galliformes
Family: Cracidae
Subfamily: Penelopinae
Genus: Chamaepetes
Wagler, 1832
Type species
Ortalida goudotii [1]
Lesson, 1828

Chamaepetes is a genus of bird in the family Cracidae. It contains the following species: [2]

ImageScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Chamaepetes goudotii -Mindo, Ecuador-8 (2).jpg Chamaepetes goudotii Sickle-winged guan Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru
Black guan Bosque de Paz.JPG Chamaepetes unicolor Black guan Costa Rica and Panama


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References

  1. "Cracidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
  2. "ITIS Report: Chamaepetes". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 21 May 2010.