Penelope

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

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Penelope canonical 16
Penelope marail 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

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
linked to: Neotropical realm
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
linked to: Penelope

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
linked to: Penelope

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (18)

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

Cracidae notableGenus Penelope
Penelope typeSpecies Penelope marail
linked to: Penelope
Penelope includesSpecies Penelope marail
linked to: Penelope
Pipile relatedTo Penelope
Penelope bridgesi parentTaxon Penelope
Penelope bridgesi genus Penelope
Cracidae representativeGenus Penelope
subject linked to: cracids
Penelope purpurascens genus Penelope
Penelope superciliaris genus Penelope
Penelope ortoni genus Penelope
Penelope obscura parentTaxon Penelope
Penelope obscura genus Penelope
Penelope pileata genus Penelope
Penelope perspicax genus Penelope
Penelope jacquacu genus Penelope
Penelope argyrotis genus Penelope
Penelope dabbenei parentTaxon Penelope