Penelopinae
E1025256
Penelopinae is a subfamily of New World gamebirds that includes guans, chachalacas, and curassows, known for their arboreal habits and occurrence in Neotropical forests.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird subfamily
ⓘ
subfamily ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Neotropical avifauna ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| commonName | guans, chachalacas, and curassows ⓘ |
| conservationConcern | habitat loss ⓘ |
| diet |
frugivorous
ⓘ
herbivorous ⓘ |
| distribution |
Central America
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Neotropics NERFINISHED ⓘ South America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | seed disperser ⓘ |
| family | Cracidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstDescribedBy | Edward Blyth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| groupOf | New World gamebirds ⓘ |
| habitat |
Neotropical forests
ⓘ
subtropical forests ⓘ tropical forests ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
broad wings
ⓘ
loud vocalizations ⓘ strong legs ⓘ |
| hasMemberGenus |
Aburria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chamaepetes NERFINISHED ⓘ Ortalis NERFINISHED ⓘ Penelope NERFINISHED ⓘ Penelopina ⓘ Pipile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includes |
chachalacas
ⓘ
curassows ⓘ guans ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Latin ⓘ |
| nativeTo | New World NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nestingSite | trees ⓘ |
| order | Galliformes ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Cracidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylogeneticPosition | basal Galliformes lineage ⓘ |
| reproduction | oviparous ⓘ |
| taxonAuthor | Edward Blyth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonomicScope | Neotropical cracids ⓘ |
| taxonRank | subfamily ⓘ |
| typicalBehavior | arboreal ⓘ |
| usedAs | gamebirds ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Cracidae