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Taxonomic List
Taxonomic Reference List
The Family Cracidae: Order Galliformes,
Suborder: Craci
Compiled by Stuart Strahl and Angela Schmitz, with updates by Sergio Pereira
| Species |
Subspecies |
Description |
Range |
Ortalis (Merrem 1786) : 12 species
Plain Chachalaca
| Ortalis
vetula |
vetula |
Wagler
1830 |
Mx,
Gu, Hn, Ni, CR |
| |
deschauenseei |
Bond
1936 |
Utila
Island, Hn |
| |
mccalli |
Baird
1858 |
US,
Mx |
| |
pallidiventris |
Ridgway
1887 |
Mx
(Yucatan), Be |
| |
intermedia |
Peters
1913 |
Mx
(Quintana Roo) |
Chestnut-winged Chachalaca
| O.
garrula |
garrula |
Humboldt
1805 |
Co
(N) |
Grey-headed Chachalaca
| O.
cinereiceps1 |
|
Gray
1867 |
Hn,
Ni, CR, Pa, Co (NW) |
West-Mexican Chachalaca
| O.
poliocephala |
poliocephala |
Wagler
1830 |
Mx
(S) |
| |
lajuelae |
Moore
& Medina 1957 |
Mx
(C) |
Wagler's Chachalaca
| O.
wagleri |
|
Gray
1867 |
Mx
(NC) |
White-bellied Chachalaca
| O.
leucogastra |
|
Gould
1843 |
Mx,
Gu, ES, Ni |
Rufous-vented Chachalaca
| O.
ruficauda2 |
ruficauda |
Jardine
1847 |
Ve
(N), Co (E), To |
| |
ruficrissa |
Sclater
& Salvin 1870 |
Ve
(NW), Co (NE) |
Rufous-headed Chachalaca
| O.
erythroptera |
|
Sclater
& Salvin 1870 |
Ec
(W), Pe (NW), CO (SW?) |
Chaco Chachalaca
| O.
canicollis |
canicollis |
Wagler
1830 |
Bo
(E), Py, Ar |
| |
pantanalensis |
Cherrie
& Reichenberger 1921 |
Br
(S), Bo, Py |
Speckled Chachalaca
| O. guttata |
guttata |
Spix 1825 |
Co, Ec, Pe, Br,
Bo (N) |
| |
subaffinis |
Todd 1932 |
Bo (E) |
| |
araucuan |
Spix 1825 |
Br (NE) |
| |
squamata |
Lesson 1829 |
Br (SE) |
| |
columbiana3 |
Hellmayr 1906 |
Co (N) |
Buff-browed Chachalaca
| O.
superciliaris |
superciliaris |
Gray
1867 |
Bra
(NE) |
Little Chachalaca
| O.
motmot |
motmot |
Linnaeus
1766 |
Ve
(SE), Gy, Su, FG, Br |
|
ruficeps |
Wagler
1830 |
Br
(E) |
Penelope (Merrem 1786) : 15 species
Crested Guan
| Penelope
purpurascens |
purpurascens |
Wagler
1830 |
Mx,
Gu, Be, Hn, EL, Ni (N) |
| |
aequatorialis |
Salvadori
& Festa 1900 |
Ni
(S), CR, Pa, Co, Ec, Ve |
| |
brunnescens |
Hellmayr
& Conover 1932 |
Co
(NE), Ve (NW) |
Cauca Guan
| P.
perspicax |
|
Bangs
1911 |
Bangs
1911 Co (Cauca Valley) |
White-winged Guan
| P. albipennis |
|
Taczanowski 1877 |
Pe (NW) |
Baudo Guan
| P.
ortoni |
|
Salvin
1874 |
Co
(W), Ec (NW) |
Marail Guan
| P. marail |
marail |
Müller 1776 |
FG, Su, Gy,Ve |
| |
jacupeba |
Spix 1825 |
Ve (SE), Br (N) |
Spix's Guan
| P.
jacquacu |
jacquacu |
Spix
1825 |
Co,
Ec, Pe, Bo, Br |
| |
orienticola |
Todd
1932 |
Co,
Br, Ve, Gy |
| |
granti |
Berlepsch
1908 |
Gy,
Ve (SE) |
| |
speciosa |
Todd
1915 |
Bo
(C, E) |
Chestnut-bellied Guan
| P.
ochrogaster |
|
Pelzeln
1869 |
Br
(C) |
White-crested Guan
| P.
pileata |
|
Wagler
1830 |
Br |
Red-faced Guan
| P.
dabbenei |
|
Hellmayr
& Conover 1942 |
Bo
(S), Ar (NW) |
White-browed Guan
| P.
jacucaca |
|
Spix
1825 |
Br
(NE) |
Rusty-margined Guan
| P.
superciliaris |
superciliaris |
Temminck
1815 |
Br
(N) |
| |
jacupemba |
Spix
1825 |
Br,
Bo |
| |
major |
Bertoni
1901 |
Py,
Ar, Br (S) |
Dusky-legged Guan
| P.
obscura |
obscura |
Temminck
1815 |
Br,
Ur, Ar, Py |
| |
bridgesi |
Gray
1860 |
Bo,
Ar (NW) |
| |
bronzina |
Hellmayr
1914 |
Br
(SE) |
Band-tailed Guan
| P.
argyrotis |
argyrotis |
Bonaparte
1856 |
Co,
Ve |
| |
albicauda |
Phelps
& Gilliard 1940 |
Ve
(Perija) |
| |
colombiana |
Todd
1912 |
Co
(Santa Marta) |
Bearded Guan
| P.
barbata4 |
|
Chapman
1921 |
Ec
(S), Pe (NW) |
Andean Guan
| P.
montagnii |
montagnii |
Bonaparte
1856 |
Ve,
Co (E) |
| |
atrogularis |
Hellmayr
& Conover 1932 |
Co
(SW), Ec (W) |
| |
brooki |
Chubb
1917 |
Co
(SE), Ec (E) |
| |
plumosa |
Berlepsch
& Stolzmann 1902 |
Pe
(E) |
| |
sclateri |
Gray
1860 |
PER
(s), BOL |
Pipile (Bonaparte 1856) : 4 species
Trinidad
Piping Guan
| Aburria
pipile |
|
Jacquin
1784 |
Tr |
Blue-throated Piping
Guan
| A.
cumanensis |
cumanensis |
Jacquin
1784 |
FG,
Su, Br (N), Ve, Gy, Co (SE), Ec, Pe, Bo (N) |
| |
grayi |
Pelzeln
1869 |
Bo
(NC), Py (NE), Br (SW) |
Red-throated Piping
Guan
| A.
cujubi5 |
cujubi |
Pelzeln
1858 |
Br
(NE) |
| |
nattereri |
Reichenbach
1862 |
Br
(N), Bo (E) |
Black-fronted Piping
Guan
| A.
jacutinga |
|
Spix
1825 |
Br
(E), Py (E), Ar (NE) |
Aburria (Reichenbach 1852) : 1 species
Wattled Guan
| A.
aburri |
|
Lesson
1828 |
Ve
(NW), Co, Ec (E), Pe (E) |
Chamaepetes (Wagler 1832) : 2 species
Sickle-winged Guan
| Chamaepetes
goudotii |
goudotii |
Lesson
1828 |
Co |
| |
sanctaemarthae |
Chapman
1912 |
Co
(Santa Marta) |
| |
fagani |
Chubb
1917 |
Co,
Ec |
| |
tschudii |
Taczanowski
1886 |
Co,
Ec, Pe |
| |
rufiventris |
Tschudi
1843 |
Pe,
Bo |
Black Guan
| C.
unicolor |
|
Salvin
1867 |
CR,
Pa |
Penelopina (Reichenbach 1862) :
1 species
Highland Guan
| Penelopina
nigra |
|
Fraser
1852 |
Mx
(S), Gu, ES, Hn, Ni |
Oreophasis (G.R. Gray 1844) : 1
species
Horned Guan
| Oreophasis
derbianus |
|
Gray
1844 |
Mx
(S), Gu (W) |
Nothocrax (Burmeister 1856) : 1
species
Nocturnal Curassow
| Nothocrax
urumutum |
|
Spix
1825 |
Ve
(SW), Co (E), Ec (E), Pe (NW), Br (W) |
Mitu (Lesson 1831) : 4 species
Alagoas Curassow
| Mitu
mitu6 |
|
Linnaeus
1766 |
Br
(E) |
Razor-billed Curassow
| M.
tuberosa |
|
Spix
1825 |
Br
(W,C), Co (SE), Pe (E), Bo (N) |
Salvin's Curassow
| M.
salvini |
|
Reinhardt
1879 |
Co
(SE), Ec (E), Pe (NE) |
Crestless Curassow
| M.
tomentosa |
|
Spix
1825 |
Gy,
Ve (S), Br (NW), Co (E) |
Pauxi (Temminck 1813) : 2 species
Helmeted
Curassow
| Pauxi
pauxi |
pauxi |
Linnaeus
1766 |
Ve
(W), Co (E) |
| |
gilliardi |
Wetmore
& Phelps 1943 |
Ve
(NW), Co (NE) |
Horned Curassow
| P.
unicornis |
unicornis |
Bond
& de Schauensee 1939 |
Bo |
| |
koepckeae |
Weske
& Terborgh 1971 |
Pe
(SE) |
Crax (Linnaeus 1758) : 7 species
Great Curassow
| Crax
rubra |
rubra |
Linnaeus
1758 |
CA
(Mx - Pa), Co (W), Ec (W) |
| |
griscomi |
Nelson
1926 |
Mx
(Cozumel Island) |
Blue-billed Curassow
| C.
alberti |
|
Fraser
1850 |
Co
(N) |
Black Curassow
| C.
alector |
alector |
Linnaeus
1766 |
FG,
Su, Gy, Br (N), Ve (SE) |
| |
erythrognatha |
|
Ve
(SE), Co (E), Br (N) |
Yellow-knobbed Curassow
| C.
daubentoni |
|
Gray
1869 |
Ve
(N), Co (NE) |
Bare-faced Curassow
| C.
fasciolata |
fasciolata |
Spix
1825 |
Br,
Py, Ar |
| |
grayi |
Ogilvie-Grant
1893 |
Bo
(E) |
| |
pinima |
Pelzeln
1869 |
Br
(NE) |
Wattled Curassow
| C.
globulosa |
|
Spix
1825 |
Br
(W), Bo (N), Pe (E), Ec (E), Co (SE) |
Red-billed
Curassow
| C.
blumenbachii |
|
Spix
1825 |
Br
(E) |
Country Key:
Ar
= Argentina
Be = Belize
Bo = Bolivia
Br = Brazil
CE = Central America
Co = Colombia, |
CR
= Costa Rica
Ec = Ecuador
ES = El Salvador
FG = French Guiana
Gu = Guatemala
Gy = Guyana |
Hn
= Honduras
Mx = Mexico
Ni = Nicaragua
Pa = Panama
Pe = Peru
Py = Paraguay |
Su
= Suriname
To = Tobago
Tr = Trinidad
Ur = Uruguay
US = United States
Ve = Venezuela |
Direction Key:
| C = Central |
E = east |
N = north |
S = south |
W = west |
1 considered a subspecies
of garrula by Blake.
2 lamprophonia (Wetmore) may be a third subspecies in extreme NE
Colombia.
3 columbiana is considered a separate species by some (i.e., Hernandez
and Rodriguez in press)
4 considered as subsp. of argyrotis by Blake.
5 Sick, and Delacour and Amadon regards both cujubi subspecies as
cumanensis subspecies.
6 following Linnaeus, Salvin, Peters 1934, Pinto 1952.
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