Guans, Chachalacas and Allies
Order: Galliformes. Family: Cracidae
The Cracidae are large birds, similar in general appearance to turkeys. The guans and curassows live in trees, but the smaller chachalacas are found in more open scrubby habitats. They are generally dull-plumaged, but the curassows and some guans have colourful facial ornaments. There are 16 species which have been recorded in Peru.
- Rufous-headed Chachalaca Ortalis erythroptera
- Speckled Chachalaca Ortalis guttata
- Bearded Guan Penelope barbata
- Andean Guan Penelope montagnii
- Crested Guan Penelope purpurascens
- White-winged Guan Penelope albipennis (E)
- Spix's Guan Penelope jacquacu
- Blue-throated Piping-Guan Pipile cumanensis
- Red-throated Piping-Guan Pipile cujubi
- Wattled Guan Aburria aburri
- Sickle-winged Guan Chamaepetes goudotii
- Nocturnal Curassow Nothocrax urumutum
- Salvin's Curassow Mitu salvini
- Razor-billed Curassow Mitu tuberosa
- Sira Curassow Pauxi koepckeae
- Wattled Curassow Crax globulosa
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Peru
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