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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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Photography ID: 663506
  Adult

Villa Nougués
Tucumán
Argentina
07/11/2025
Walter Bustamante
Foto
Photography ID: 662226
  Adult

Parque Nacional Aconquija
Tucumán
Argentina
07/09/2025
Walter Bustamante
Foto
Photography ID: 547406
  Adult

Dique La Ciénaga
Jujuy
Argentina
07/14/2023
Walter Bustamante



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
240090311/07/2025ArgentinaTucumánVilla NouguésWalter Bustamante
239677009/07/2025ArgentinaTucumánParque Nacional AconquijaWalter Bustamante
182379714/07/2023ArgentinaJujuyDique La CiénagaWalter Bustamante
179632311/07/2023ArgentinaTucumánYungas, Reserva Provincial Los SosaWalter Bustamante
72435311/07/2014ArgentinaJujuyParque Provincial Potrero de YalaWalter Bustamante
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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 11/04/2026.