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Penelope bridgesi

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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Description


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

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Geographic distribution


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Latest feeding records

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GroupSpeciesDateUser
BirdsÁguila Poma (Spizaetus isidori)01/11/2021Carlos Carmona



Species photographs

Count: 376

Foto
Photography ID: 704410
  Adult
Monteros
Tucumán
Argentina
08/22/2026
Tiziano Luka Pesci Rubilar
Foto
Photography ID: 704014
  Adult
Salta (Capital)
Salta
Argentina
09/18/2024
Diego Alfonso Rosa
Foto
Photography ID: 704013
  Adult
Cerro San Bernardo
Salta
Argentina
09/18/2024
Diego Alfonso Rosa
Foto
Photography ID: 703558
  Adult
Villa Jardin de Reyes
Jujuy
Argentina
08/19/2026
Héctor Schreiber
Foto
Photography ID: 701731
  Adult
Capital
Salta
Argentina
01/05/2026
José Luis Ianiro
Foto
Photography ID: 701712
  Adult
Capital
Salta
Argentina
01/02/2026
José Luis Ianiro
Foto
Photography ID: 701653
  Adult
Capital
Catamarca
Argentina
08/23/2026
Viviana Fuentes
Foto
Photography ID: 669077
  Adult
Capital
Salta
Argentina
08/24/2025
Pablo Sanchez
Foto
Photography ID: 663506
  Adult
Villa Nougués
Tucumán
Argentina
07/11/2025
Walter Bustamante



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Species vocalizations

Count: 3


Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Gustavo Peretti11/30/2018ArgentinaSaltaEl Ceibal, Atocha - San LorenzoN/AAdultYesNo
Luis Fernandez Campos07/30/2016ArgentinaJujuyLa Toma - San AntonioIndistinguishableAdultYesNo
Luis Fernandez Campos09/24/2014ArgentinaJujuyNorte de Barrio Los Perales, San Salvador de Jujuy♂AdultYesNo


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Species videos

Count: 5





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Species reports



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Species records

Count: 1089



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
251900925/08/2026ArgentinaTucumánCerro San Javier, Yerba Buena1Faustino Hollmann
251651423/08/2026ArgentinaCatamarcaCamping municipal, CapitalViviana Fuentes
252648622/08/2026ArgentinaTucumánMonterosTiziano Luka Pesci Rubilar
251882322/08/2026ArgentinaTucumánLa Cuesta del Indio, Reserva Provincial Los Sosa2Faustino Hollmann
252457819/08/2026ArgentinaJujuyCalle Yerbita, Villa Jardin de ReyesHéctor Schreiber
250833604/08/2026ArgentinaJujuyRío Yala, Parque Provincial Potrero de YalaHugo Alberto Valderrey
250483428/07/2026ArgentinaCatamarcaAlrededores de San Fernando del Valle de CatamarcaDiego Hernán Pérez
242651929/01/2026ArgentinaCatamarcaLas JuntasFabrizio García
248710208/01/2026ArgentinaJujuyYala (pueblo)1Pablo Richter
248670707/01/2026ArgentinaJujuyRuta de ingreso al P P Potrero de Yala, Parque Provincial Potrero de Yala1Pablo Richter
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Related bibliography


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.



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Recommended citation
Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Yungas Guan (Penelope bridgesi) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 24/09/2026.