Marail guan
Penelope marail (P. L. S. Müller, 1776)
The marail guan (Penelope marail) is a species in the family Cracidae, order Galliformes. Recorded adults weigh 856 g to 898 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the marail guan
- Weight
- 856 g – 898 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Frugivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 29 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2 – 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 marail guan live?
Not recorded
What is the marail guan?
The marail guan or Cayenne guan (Penelope marail) is a species of bird in the family Cracidae, the chachalacas, guans, and curassows. It is found in Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela.
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Is the marail guan endangered?
The marail 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 marail guan classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderGalliformes
- familyCracidae
- genusPenelope
- SpeciesPenelope marail (P. L. S. Müller, 1776)
Synonyms Meleagris cristata
Other names and names in other languages (26)
- غوان ماريلArabic
- guan guyanskýCzech
- gwân MarailWelsh
- Cayenne PenelopehøneDanish
- Marail-GuanGerman
- gujana penelopoEsperanto
- Pava marailSpanish
- läik-lotthokoEstonian
- viherselkäsakuFinnish
- Pénélope marailFrench
- maslinasti guanCroatian
- Guan marailItalian
- マレイルシャクケイJapanese
- kajeninė penelopėLithuanian
- MarailsjakohoenDutch
- marailhokkoNorwegian
- penelopa gujańskaPolish
- jacumirimPortuguese
- guano-guianensePortuguese
- Кайеннская пенелопаRussian
- šuan marailSlovak
- Kajenski guanSerbian
- Yeşil GuanTurkish
- пенелопа гаянськаUkrainian
- 綠背冠雉Chinese
- 绿背冠雉Chinese
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Relatives of the marail 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
CompareMarail guan vs White-winged guanMarail guan vs Spix's guanMarail guan vs Crested guanMarail guan vs Andean guan
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the marail guan?
An adult marail guan weighs 856 g – 898 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the marail guan endangered?
The marail 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 marail guan?
The marail guan (Penelope marail) 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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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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