Dusky-legged guan
Penelope obscura Temminck, 1815
The dusky-legged guan (Penelope obscura) is a species in the family Cracidae, order Galliformes. Recorded adults weigh 1.76 kg to 1.77 kg. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the dusky-legged guan
- Weight
- 1.77 kgsrc 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
- 3src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the dusky-legged guan live?
Not recorded
What is the dusky-legged guan?
The dusky-legged guan (Penelope obscura) is a species of bird in the family Cracidae, the chachalacas, guans, and curassows. It is found in Uruguay, northeastern Argentina and southernmost areas of Paraguay and Brazil. In early 2021, the former subspecies P. o. bridgesi, found in southwestern Bolivia and northwestern Argentina, was elevated to species rank as Yungas guan.
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Is the dusky-legged guan endangered?
The dusky-legged 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.
How is the dusky-legged guan classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderGalliformes
- familyCracidae
- genusPenelope
- SpeciesPenelope obscura Temminck, 1815
Other names and names in other languages (33)
- غوان داكن الأرجلArabic
- guan camanegreCatalan
- guan tmavonohýCzech
- gwân coesau tywyllWelsh
- Mørkbenet PenelopehøneDanish
- BronzeguanGerman
- malhelkrura penelopoEsperanto
- Pava oscuraSpanish
- Pava de monteSpanish
- Pava de monte comúnSpanish
- Pava de Monte RibereñaSpanish
- tõmmu-lotthokoEstonian
- tummajalkasakuFinnish
- Pénélope yacouhouFrench
- Guan zampescureItalian
- クロアシシャクケイJapanese
- tamsioji penelopėLithuanian
- GrijspootsjakohoenDutch
- sothokkoNorwegian
- penelopa ciemnonogaPolish
- JacuaçuPortuguese
- guano-de-patas-escurasPortuguese
- Jacu-açuPortuguese
- jacuguaçuPortuguese
- JacupixunaPortuguese
- Бронзовая пенелопаRussian
- šuan tmavýSlovak
- Tamnonogi guanSerbian
- mörkbent guanSwedish
- Kara Ayaklı GuanTurkish
- пенелопа парагвайськаUkrainian
- 乌腿冠雉Chinese
- 烏腿冠雉Chinese
Relatives of the dusky-legged 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
CompareDusky-legged guan vs White-winged guanDusky-legged guan vs Spix's guanDusky-legged guan vs Crested guanDusky-legged guan vs Andean guan
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the dusky-legged guan?
An adult dusky-legged guan weighs 1.77 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the dusky-legged guan endangered?
The dusky-legged 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 dusky-legged guan?
The dusky-legged guan (Penelope obscura) 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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