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Dusky-legged Guan

Penelope obscura
Temminck, CJ, 1815
Pava de Monte Común
Jacuguaçu
Family: Cracidae
Order: Galliformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

This taxon does not have a description yet.

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Latest feeding records
Feeding
GroupSpeciesDateUser
PlantsLigustro (Ligustrum lucidum)14/07/2024Diego Carus
PlantsNuez De Pecán (Carya illinoensis)09/07/2021Diego Oscar



Number of Photography: 358

Foto
Photography ID: 675680
  Adult
Belén de Escobar
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/27/2026
Dolores Fernandez
Foto
Photography ID: 674640
  Adult
Cercanía Santo Tomé
Corrientes
Argentina
02/16/2026
Andres Teran
Foto
Photography ID: 672850
  Adult
Delta del Paraná
Buenos Aires
Argentina
01/02/2026
Fernando Naifleisch
Foto
Photography ID: 671157
  Adult
Delta del Paraná
Buenos Aires
Argentina
11/29/2025
Carlos Alberto Miranda



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Number of Recorded Vocalizations: 2



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Mauricio Secchi03/04/2019ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamping Cielo, Delta del ParanáIndistinguishableAdultYesNo
Jose Luis Merlo09/19/2009ArgentinaBuenos AiresHostería los Pecanes, Delta del ParanáIndistinguishableAdultYesNo


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Number of Films: 5





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Number of Records: 770



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
244749415/03/202610:57ArgentinaBuenos AiresIntendencia del Parque Nacional, Parque Nacional Ciervo de los Pantanos1María Alejandra Sosa
244687215/03/202610:57ArgentinaBuenos AiresIntendencia del Parque Nacional, Parque Nacional Ciervo de los Pantanos1Jorge La Grotteria
244755413/03/2026ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)Gustavo Daniel González
244558307/03/2026ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Ciudad Universitaria - Costanera Norte (RECU-CN)Andrea Casaburi
243991227/02/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Natural Puertos, Belén de EscobarDolores Fernandez
243796116/02/2026ArgentinaCorrientesCercanía Santo ToméAndres Teran
243156908/02/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresParque Natural Municipal Ribera Norte (San Isidro)Lucas Peluffo
242379418/01/2026ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Ciudad Universitaria - Costanera Norte (RECU-CN)1Alec Earnshaw
241791118/01/2026ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)1Diego Oscar
241485911/01/2026ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)Lucas Peluffo
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Dusky-legged Guan (Penelope obscura) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 29/03/2026.