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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
[[Colombia]] and [[Venezuela]].  
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Northern [[South America]]: found in [[Colombia]] and [[Venezuela]].  
 
 
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
It has been split into 2 species
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====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>====
* ''Penelope argyrotis''
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*''P. a. albicauda '':
     
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:*Sierra de Perijá ([[Colombia]]/ [[Venezuela]] border)
* ''Penelope barbata''
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*''P. a. colombiana'':
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:*Santa Marta Mountains (north-eastern [[Colombia]])
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*''P. a. argyrotis'':
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:*Montane forests of northern [[Colombia]] and northern [[Venezuela]]
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
 
Moist montanes.
 
Moist montanes.
 
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
 
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==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}}
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{{ref}}
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
{{GSearch|Penelope+argyrotis}}  
 
{{GSearch|Penelope+argyrotis}}  
 
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Missing Images]][[Category:Penelope]]
 
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Missing Images]][[Category:Penelope]]

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Penelope argyrotis

Identification

Distribution

Northern South America: found in Colombia and Venezuela.

Taxonomy

Subspecies[1]

  • P. a. albicauda :
  • P. a. colombiana:
  • Santa Marta Mountains (north-eastern Colombia)
  • P. a. argyrotis:

Habitat

Moist montanes.

Behaviour

References

  1. Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.

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External Links

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