Penelope

E79517

bird genus taxon

Penelope is a genus of large, arboreal guans—game birds native to Central and South American forests and belonging to the family Cracidae.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bird genus → taxon →
belongsToGroup	cracids →
class	Aves →
commonName	guans →
describedAs	large arboreal guans →
diet	frugivorous → herbivorous →
distributionRegion	Amazon Basin → Andean foothills → Atlantic Forest →
ecologicalRole	seed disperser →
family	Cracidae →
geographicDistribution	Neotropics →
habitat	forests → subtropical forests → tropical forests →
hasCharacteristic	cryptic plumage → loud vocalizations → relatively long tail → strong legs adapted for perching →
includesSpecies	Penelope argyrotis → Penelope bridgesi → Penelope dabbenei → Penelope jacquacu → Penelope marail → Penelope montagnii → Penelope obscura → Penelope ortoni → Penelope perspicax → Penelope pileata → Penelope purpurascens → Penelope superciliaris →
isGameBird	true →
kingdom	Animalia →
lifestyle	arboreal →
migratoryBehavior	generally sedentary →
nativeTo	Central America → South America →
order	Galliformes →
parentTaxon	Cracidae →
phylum	Chordata →
reproduction	oviparous →
taxonRank	genus →
typeSpecies	Penelope marail →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Penelope ("Penelope marail") →	includesSpecies
Cracidae →	notableGenus
Pipile →	relatedTo
Penelope ("Penelope marail") →	typeSpecies