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| The Family Cracidae is composed of medium to large-sized birds. Guans, Curassows and Chachalacas have relatively long and strong legs, a rounded and elongated body shape, and long tails giving a general appearance similar to turkeys. They are generally dull-plumaged, but the curassows and some guans have colorful facial ornaments. Birds in this family are particularly vocal, with the chachalacas taking | their name from the sound of their calls. The Family Cracidae is largely arboreal with curassows spending more time foraging on the ground and Chachalacas using forest edges, disturbed forest, and scrub habitats. The family is restricted to the Neotropical Region. There are 9 genera and 15 species of Guans, Curassows, and Chachalacas known to occur in Peru. Photo (left): Razor-billed Curassow. Photo(right): Sickle-winged Guan. |
| Family CRACIDAE | ||
| Chachalacas, Curassows, Guans | Chachalacas, Pavas, Paujiles | |
| Sickle-winged Guan | Pava Ala de Hoz | Chamaepetes goudotii |
| Bearded Guan | Pava Barbada | Penelope barbata |
| Andean Guan | Pava Andina | Penelope montagnii |
| Spix’s Guan | Pava de Spix | Penelope jacquacu |
| Crested Guan | Pava Crestada | Penelope purpurascens |
| White-winged Guan | Pava de Ala Blanca | Penelope albipennis (E) |
| Blue-throated Piping-Guan | Pava de Garganta Azul | Pipile cumanensis |
| Wattled Guan | Pava Carunculada | Aburria aburri |
| Rufous-headed Chachalaca | Chachalaca de Cabeza Rufa | Ortalis erythroptera |
| Speckled Chachalaca | Chachalaca Jaspeada | Ortalis guttata |
| Nocturnal Curassow | Paujil Nocturno | Nothocrax urumutum |
| Wattled Curassow | Paujil Carunculado | Crax globulosa |
| Salvin’s Curassow | Paujil de Salvin | Mitu salvini |
| Razor-billed Curassow | Paujil Común | Mitu tuberosum |
| Sira Curassow | Paujil del Sira | Pauxi koepckeae (E) |
 ANATIDAE: Ducks & Geese – Patos & Gansos |
ODONTOPHORIDAE: Wood- Quails – Codornices  |