A branch of the living world.
110,000 accepted animal species, linked through classification, synonyms, distributions and source literature.
These attributed records come from Catalogue of Life, 2026-09-11. Detail varies; they are not all fully researched, illustrated articles. Browse researched folklore and fiction.
Matches documented source distribution records. Geographic coverage is incomplete.
Family: Cracidae · Clear filter
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Wattled GuanAburria aburri (R. Lesson, 1828) | CracidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black GuanChamaepetes unicolor Salvin, 1867 | CracidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Blue-billed CurassowCrax alberti Fraser, 1852 | CracidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Red-billed CurassowCrax blumenbachii Spix, 1825 | CracidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Yellow-knobbed CurassowCrax daubentoni G. R. Gray, 1867 | CracidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bare-faced CurassowCrax fasciolata Spix, 1825 | CracidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Alagoas CurassowMitu mitu (Linnaeus, 1766) | CracidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Salvin's CurassowMitu salvini Reinhardt, 1879 | CracidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Crestless CurassowMitu tomentosum (Spix, 1825) | CracidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Razor-billed CurassowMitu tuberosum (Spix, 1825) | CracidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Nocturnal CurassowNothocrax urumutum (Spix, 1825) | CracidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Horned GuanOreophasis derbianus G. R. Gray, 1844 | CracidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| East Brazilian ChachalacaOrtalis araucuan (Spix, 1825) | CracidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Chaco ChachalacaOrtalis canicollis (Wagler, 1830) | CracidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gray-headed ChachalacaOrtalis cinereiceps G. R. Gray, 1867 | CracidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Colombian ChachalacaOrtalis columbiana Hellmayr, 1906 | CracidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rufous-headed ChachalacaOrtalis erythroptera P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1870 | CracidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Buff-browed ChachalacaOrtalis superciliaris G. R. Gray, 1867 | CracidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rufous-bellied ChachalacaOrtalis wagleri G. R. Gray, 1867 | CracidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Yungas GuanPenelope bridgesi G. R. Gray, 1860 | CracidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Andean GuanPenelope montagnii (Bonaparte, 1856) | CracidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dusky-legged GuanPenelope obscura Temminck, 1815 | CracidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Chestnut-bellied GuanPenelope ochrogaster Pelzeln, 1870 | CracidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cauca GuanPenelope perspicax Bangs, 1911 | CracidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-crested GuanPenelope pileata Wagler, 1830 | CracidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rusty-margined GuanPenelope superciliaris Temminck, 1815 | CracidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Highland GuanPenelopina nigra (Fraser, 1852) | CracidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Red-throated Piping GuanPipile cujubi (Pelzeln, 1858) | CracidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Blue-throated Piping GuanPipile cumanensis (Jacquin, 1784) | CracidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-fronted Piping GuanPipile jacutinga (Spix, 1825) | CracidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Common Piping GuanPipile pipile (Jacquin, 1784) | CracidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Source and selection
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Pape, T., Hobern, D., Garnett, S., Little, H., DeWalt, R. E., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Aedo, C., Aescht, E., et al. (2026). Catalogue of Life (Version 2026-09-11). Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgz5n
First records in source order under phylum quotas, then source-order overflow if a quota is short. This is a selective snapshot. Source name strings can include author names, which are also searchable.