Band-tailed guan
Penelope argyrotis (Bonaparte, 1856)
The band-tailed guan (Penelope argyrotis) is a species in the family Cracidae, order Galliformes. Recorded adults weigh 767.2 g to 838.2 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the band-tailed guan
- Weight
- 767.2 g – 838.2 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Frugivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
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Where does the band-tailed guan live?
Not recorded
What is the band-tailed guan?
The band-tailed guan (Penelope argyrotis) is a species of bird in the family Cracidae, the chachalacas, guans, and curassows. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela.
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Is the band-tailed guan endangered?
The band-tailed guan is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the band-tailed guan classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderGalliformes
- familyCracidae
- genusPenelope
- SpeciesPenelope argyrotis (Bonaparte, 1856)
Other names and names in other languages (33)
- غوان مخطط الذيلArabic
- guan cuabarratCatalan
- guan pruhoocasýCzech
- guan stříbrouchýCzech
- gwân arianglustWelsh
- Sølvøret PenelopehøneDanish
- BindenschwanzguanGerman
- Kamata penelopoEsperanto
- strivosta penelopoEsperanto
- Pava camataSpanish
- CamataSpanish
- Pava CanosaSpanish
- laidsaba-lotthokoEstonian
- vuorisakuFinnish
- Pénélope à queue barréeFrench
- riđorepi guanCroatian
- Guan codafasciataItalian
- オビオシャクケイJapanese
- dryžauodegė penelopėLithuanian
- BandstaartsjakohoenDutch
- sølvørehokkoNorwegian
- penelopa jasnolicaPolish
- jacu-de-rabo-barradoPortuguese
- guano-de-cauda-barradaPortuguese
- jacu-de-faces-brancasPortuguese
- Белолобая пенелопаRussian
- Полосатохвостая пенелопаRussian
- šuan pásochvostýSlovak
- Guan sa trakastim repomSerbian
- bandstjärtad guanSwedish
- Ak Yüzlü GuanTurkish
- пенелопа світлоголоваUkrainian
- 斑尾冠雉Chinese
Relatives of the band-tailed guan
Other species in the same genus Penelope.
White-winged guan
Penelope albipennis
Spix's guan
Penelope jacquacu
Crested guan
Penelope purpurascens
Andean guan
Penelope montagnii
Cauca guan
Penelope perspicax
Red-faced guan
Penelope dabbenei
CompareBand-tailed guan vs White-winged guanBand-tailed guan vs Spix's guanBand-tailed guan vs Crested guanBand-tailed guan vs Andean guan
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the band-tailed guan?
An adult band-tailed guan weighs 767.2 g – 838.2 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the band-tailed guan endangered?
The band-tailed guan is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the band-tailed guan?
The band-tailed guan (Penelope argyrotis) belongs to the family Cracidae in the order Galliformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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