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Jacú (Guan)

Penelope purpurascens

Description:

Penelope is a bird genus in the Cracidae family consisting of a number of large turkey-like arboreal species, the typical guans. The range of these species is in forests from southern Mexico to tropical South America. These largish birds have predominately brown plumage and have relatively small heads in comparison with body size; they also bear a characteristic dewlap. Body lengths are typically 65 to 95 centimeters. (Wikipedia)

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Sergio Monteiro
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Sergio Monteiro

Morretes, Paraná, Brazil

Spotted on Aug 2, 2012
Submitted on Aug 12, 2012

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