Chamaepetes
Encyclopedia
Chamaepetes is a genus of bird
in the Cracidae
family. It contains the following species:
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
in the Cracidae
Cracidae
The chachalacas, guans and curassows are birds in the family Cracidae.These are species of tropical and subtropical Central and South America. One species, the Plain Chachalaca, just reaches southernmost Texas in the USA...
family. It contains the following species:
- Sickle-winged GuanSickle-winged GuanThe Sickle-winged Guan is a species of bird in the Cracidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests...
(Chamaepetes goudotii) - Black GuanBlack GuanThe Black Guan is a species of bird in the Cracidae family.It is found in Costa Rica and Panama.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.It is threatened by habitat loss...
(Chamaepetes unicolor)