Cracidae is a animal family in the Animalia kingdom, order Galliformes, class Aves. The family contains 41 accepted species worldwide.
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Mitu salvini Reinhardt, 1879
Mitu salvini (Salvin's curassow) is a mostly black Andean foothill bird found in…
Ortalis columbiana Hellmayr, 1906
Ortalis columbiana, the Colombian chachalaca, is an endemic fragmented forest bi…
Chamaepetes unicolor Salvin, 1867
Chamaepetes unicolor (the black guan) is a mostly black bird found in montane cl…
Ortalis canicollis (Wagler, 1830)
Ortalis canicollis, the Chaco chachalaca, is a South American bird with two desc…
Penelope superciliaris Temminck, 1815
This is a description of the rusty-margined guan (Penelope superciliaris), cover…
Ortalis squamata R.Lesson, 1829
Ortalis squamata, the scaled chachalaca, is a brown-plumaged bird endemic to sou…
Penelope argyrotis (Bonaparte, 1856)
Penelope argyrotis (band-tailed guan) is a guan species with multiple subspecies…
Penelope purpurascens Wagler, 1830
Penelope purpurascens, the crested guan, is a turkey-like bird with three subspe…
Ortalis erythroptera P.L.Sclater & Salvin, 1870
Ortalis erythroptera, the rufous-headed chachalaca, is a bird found in dry Andea…
Aburria aburri (R.Lesson, 1828)
Aburria aburri, the wattled guan, is a large black Andean bird identifiable by i…
Penelope perspicax Bangs, 1911
Penelope perspicax, the Cauca guan, is a large endemic Colombian cracid bird tha…
Crax blumenbachii Spix, 1825
Crax blumenbachii, the red-billed curassow, is a large bird with distinct plumag…
Cracidae animals belong to the Galliformes order in the Animalia kingdom. Its breast feathers are grey with prominent white scalloping, which is a distinguishing feature that separates it from the similar-looking speckled chachalaca. For instant identification, use the iNature app — AI-powered and works offline.
Cracidae is classified in the order Galliformes, class Aves, phylum Chordata. The wattled guan, Aburria aburri, can be recognized by the elongated, fleshy red and yellow wattle that hangs from its throat.
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