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Chestnut-bellied Guan Penelope ochrogaster



Family: Cracidae (Guans, Chachalacas, Curassows)

Authority: Pelzeln, 1870

Red List Category

Criteria: A3cd+4cd

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Justification of Red List category
This species is suspected to be declining rapidly as a result of ongoing deforestation across its range. Hunting may also be impacting the species's population size. It is therefore listed as Vulnerable.



Population size: 1000-15000 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 1,310,000 km2

Country endemic: yes

Attributes
Land-mass type - continent
Realm - Neotropical
IUCN System - Terrestrial

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Chestnut-bellied Guan Penelope ochrogaster. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/chestnut-bellied-guan-penelope-ochrogaster on 21/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 21/12/2024.