Pavo is a genus of two species in the pheasant family. The two species, along with the Congo peafowl, are known as peafowl. The genus Pavo was introduced in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in the tenth edition of his Systema Naturae. [1] . The genus name is the Latin word for a peacock. [2] .

Jun 19, 2023 · The crested guan (Penelope purpurascens) is known as the pava crestada, or more commonly, as the pava in Tico Spanish. The name translates to crested turkey or turkey in English. Taxonomically speaking, they aren’t closely related but both turkeys and crested guans are big, so good enough.

Peafowl is a common name for two bird species of the genus Pavo and one species of the closely related genus Afropavo within the tribe Pavonini of the family Phasianidae (the pheasants and their allies). Male peafowl are referred to as peacocks, and female peafowl are referred to …

The Cauca guan (Penelope perspicax) is a bird in the chachalaca, guan and curassow family, Cracidae. It is a large guan, and like most guans leads a mostly arboreal life in humid forests, where it forages for fruit and leaves. The Cauca guan is endemic to Colombia's Cauca River valley. In Spanish the bird is called pava caucana. [2] [3]

Feb 11, 2025 · The Pava Aliblanca, known scientifically as Penelope albipennis, is a rare bird endemic to the dry forests of northwestern Peru. Distinguished by its white wings, the Pava Aliblanca is a medium-sized bird that belongs to the cracid family, which includes guans, curassows, and chachalacas.

May 14, 2017 · The Pava Aliblanca is a slender black bird with a black tipped beak and nine large white flight feathers at the ends of its wings. It was first discovered in 1877, but after several research...

Feb 12, 2024 · The black guan (Chamaepetes unicolor) is known as the pava negra, which translates to black turkey, in Spanish. Like all the members of this family of birds, it’s rather large, coming in at 24 inches long and weighing over two pounds.

Aug 8, 2023 · Crested Guans are large gamebirds of tropical forest habitats. They were heavi...

Feb 1, 2025 · The Cauca guan (Penelope perspicax) is a bird in the chachalaca, guan and curassow family, Cracidae. It is a large guan, and like most guans leads a mostly arboreal life in humid forests, where it forages for fruit and leaves.

Nov 19, 2024 · Witness the remarkable story of the Pava Aliblanca, a bird once declared extinct, now rediscovered and fighting for survival.