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Spix's guan (Penelope jacquacu) Estancia Bello Horizonte, Madre de Dios, Peru. Jun 15, 2022 Fall,Geotagged,Penelope jacquacu,Peru,Spix's guan Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Spix's guan (Penelope jacquacu)

Estancia Bello Horizonte, Madre de Dios, Peru. Jun 15, 2022

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  1. How wonderful! Spectacular shot. Posted 3 years ago
    1. Thanks! Posted 3 years ago
  2. Noticeable improvement over my shot, lol. Posted 3 years ago
    1. Haha yeah that's another one that I'd seen a couple of times, but always as it flew away making its funny braying calls, and never had an opportunity to get a shot. Posted 3 years ago

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Spix's guan is a species of bird in the family Cracidae. It is "the prototypical cracid of the Amazonian lowlands." The common name commemorates the German naturalist Johann Baptist von Spix.

Similar species: Landfowl
Species identified by Thibaud Aronson
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By Thibaud Aronson

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Uploaded Aug 3, 2022. Captured Jun 15, 2022 11:46 in GWC6+X9 La Victoria, Peru.
  • Canon EOS R6
  • f/11.0
  • 1/640s
  • ISO5000
  • 500mm