CreatureData

genus

Penelope

Penelope is a genus in the family Cracidae. This database currently files 17 species under it, 6 of them threatened.

Species filed
17
Threatened
6
Countries recorded
0
With a free photo
82%
Weight range
665 g – 2.06 kg

Best-known members of Penelope

Ranked by popularity score.

NT, Near Threatened
Crested guan (Penelope purpurascens)

Crested guan

Penelope purpurascens

Cracidae

VU, Vulnerable
Cauca guan (Penelope perspicax)

Cauca guan

Penelope perspicax

Cracidae

How threatened is Penelope?

15 of 17 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.

IUCN categorySpeciesShare of assessed
ENEndangered213%
VUVulnerable427%
NTNear Threatened320%
LCLeast Concern640%

All species in Penelope

Common nameScientific nameFamilyStatusWeightCountries
White-winged guanPenelope albipennisCracidaeEndangered1.75 kgNot recorded
Spix's guanPenelope jacquacuCracidaeLeast Concern1.49 kgNot recorded
Crested guanPenelope purpurascensCracidaeNear Threatened2.06 kgNot recorded
Andean guanPenelope montagniiCracidaeLeast Concern706 gNot recorded
Cauca guanPenelope perspicaxCracidaeVulnerable1.2 kgNot recorded
Red-faced guanPenelope dabbeneiCracidaeLeast Concern1.23 kgNot recorded
Band-tailed guanPenelope argyrotisCracidaeLeast Concern806.7 gNot recorded
White-browed guanPenelope jacucacaCracidaeVulnerable1.4 kgNot recorded
Marail guanPenelope marailCracidaeLeast Concern879.7 gNot recorded
Dusky-legged guanPenelope obscuraCracidaeLeast Concern1.77 kgNot recorded
Chestnut-bellied guanPenelope ochrogasterCracidaeVulnerable1.25 kgNot recorded
White-crested guanPenelope pileataCracidaeVulnerable1.25 kgNot recorded
Bearded guanPenelope barbataCracidaeNear Threatened665 gNot recorded
Rusty-margined guanPenelope superciliarisCracidaeNear Threatened895 gNot recorded
Baudo guanPenelope ortoniCracidaeEndangered872 gNot recorded
Yungas guanPenelope bridgesiCracidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedPenelope jacupemaCracidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded