Red-faced guan
Penelope dabbenei Hellmayr & Conover, 1942
The red-faced guan (Penelope dabbenei) is a species in the family Cracidae, order Galliformes. Recorded adults weigh about 1.23 kg. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the red-faced guan
- Weight
- 1.23 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 red-faced guan live?
Not recorded
What is the red-faced guan?
The red-faced guan (Penelope dabbenei) is a species of bird in the family Cracidae, the chachalacas, guans, and curassows. It is found in Argentina and Bolivia.
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Is the red-faced guan endangered?
The red-faced 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 red-faced guan classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderGalliformes
- familyCracidae
- genusPenelope
- SpeciesPenelope dabbenei Hellmayr & Conover, 1942
Synonyms Penelope nigrifrons
Other names and names in other languages (29)
- غوان أحمر الوجهArabic
- guan cara-roigCatalan
- guan červenolícíCzech
- gwân wynepgochWelsh
- Rødmasket PenelopehøneDanish
- RotgesichtguanGerman
- ruĝmaska penelopoEsperanto
- Pava carirrojaSpanish
- Pava de monte aliseraSpanish
- punapale-lotthokoEstonian
- punanaamiosakuFinnish
- Pénélope de DabbeneFrench
- crvenolici guanCroatian
- Guan facciarossaItalian
- アカガオシャクケイJapanese
- raudonveidė penelopėLithuanian
- RoodmaskersjakohoenDutch
- rødbrillehokkoNorwegian
- penelopa czerwonolicaPolish
- jacu-de-cara-vermelhaPortuguese
- guano-de-faces-vermelhasPortuguese
- Краснолицая пенелопаRussian
- šuan červenolíciSlovak
- Crvenoliki guanSerbian
- rödkindad guanSwedish
- Kırmızı Yüzlü GuanTurkish
- пенелопа еквадорськаUkrainian
- 紅臉冠雉Chinese
- 红脸冠雉Chinese
Relatives of the red-faced 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
Band-tailed guan
Penelope argyrotis
CompareRed-faced guan vs White-winged guanRed-faced guan vs Spix's guanRed-faced guan vs Crested guanRed-faced guan vs Andean guan
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the red-faced guan?
An adult red-faced guan weighs 1.23 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the red-faced guan endangered?
The red-faced 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 red-faced guan?
The red-faced guan (Penelope dabbenei) 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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