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Yungas Guan

Penelope bridgesi
Gray, GR, 1860
Pava de Monte Yungueña

Family: Cracidae
Order: Galliformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia

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Penelope bridgesi recognized as a valid species, following Evangelista-Vargas and Silveira (2018). Previously considered a subspecies of P. obscura.

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Foto
Photography ID: 616548
  Adult

Capital
Salta
Argentina
11/25/2024
Federico J. Villegas
Foto
Photography ID: 598842
  Adult

Yala (pueblo)
Jujuy
Argentina
06/23/2024
Federico J. Villegas
Foto
Photography ID: 519347
  Adult

Gonzalo
Tucumán
Argentina
03/18/2022
Federico J. Villegas
Foto
Photography ID: 465026
  Adult

Guerrero
Jujuy
Argentina
09/22/2021
Federico J. Villegas
Foto
Photography ID: 224640
  Adult

Parque Nacional Calilegua
Jujuy
Argentina
08/04/2017
Federico J. Villegas
Foto
Photography ID: 52461
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Cuesta del Clavillo
Tucumán
Argentina
05/25/2014
Federico J. Villegas



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
240072516/11/2025ArgentinaJujuyParque Provincial Potrero de YalaFederico J. Villegas
222718725/11/2024ArgentinaSaltaFinca La Montaña, CapitalFederico J. Villegas
214702623/06/2024ArgentinaJujuyYala (pueblo)Federico J. Villegas
169524818/03/2022ArgentinaTucumánGonzaloFederico J. Villegas
147293022/09/2021ArgentinaJujuyGuerreroFederico J. Villegas
72433104/08/2017ArgentinaJujuyCamping, Parque Nacional CalileguaFederico J. Villegas
72422921/05/2016ArgentinaTucumánReserva Provincial Los SosaFederico J. Villegas
72426425/05/2014ArgentinaTucumánCuesta del ClavilloFederico J. Villegas
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Bibliography related


Artículo Evangelista-Vargas, D. O. y L. F. Silveira. 2018. Morphological evidence for the taxonomic status of the Bridge’s Guan, Penelope bridgesi, with comments on the validity of P. obscura bronzina (Aves: Cracidae). ZOOLOGIA, 35: e12993.



Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Yungas Guan (Penelope bridgesi) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 19/04/2026.