Pipile

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Pipile is a genus of medium-sized, arboreal guans—turkey-like birds native to Neotropical forests in Central and South America.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf bird genus
taxon
activityPattern diurnal
beakType short strong bill
belongsToGroup guans
bodyPlan galliform bird morphology
class Aves
commonName piping guans
conservationConcern some species threatened by habitat loss
describedAs genus of medium-sized arboreal guans
turkey-like birds
diet frugivorous
omnivorous
distributionRegion Amazon Basin
Mata Atlântica
surface form: Atlantic Forest
ecologicalRole seed disperser
family Cracidae
foundInBiome lowland rainforest
montane forest
habitat subtropical forest
tropical forest
hasSpecies Pipile cujubi
Pipile cumanensis
Pipile jacutinga
Pipile pipile
kingdom Animalia
lifestyle arboreal
migratoryBehavior mostly resident
nativeTo Central America
Neotropical forests
South America
notableTrait bare facial skin
crested head
long tail
piping vocalizations
order Galliformes
parentTaxon Cracidae
phylum Chordata
primaryThreat deforestation
hunting
relatedTo Aburria
Penelope
reproduction oviparous
socialBehavior often seen in small groups
taxonRank genus
typicalBodySize medium-sized

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cracidae notableGenus Pipile