Spix's Guan
Penelope jacquacu
Spix's guan is a species of bird in the family Cracidae. It is "the prototypical cracid of the Amazonian lowlands." The common name commemorates the German naturalist Johann Baptist von Spix (1782-1826).
- Scientific name
- Penelope jacquacu
- Family
- Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows
- IUCN status
- LC