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Highland Guan

Penelopina nigra (Fraser, L 1852)

The highland guan is a species of bird in the family Cracidae. It is found in the highlands of El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, southern Mexico, and Nicaragua. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Galliformes
Family:
  Cracidae
Genus:
   Penelopina
Scientific:
  Penelopina nigra


Original description

Citation:
  (Fraser, L 1852)

Reference:
   Proc. Zool. Soc. London Part 18 (1850), no.216 p. 246 pl.29

Protonym:
  Penelope niger

Type locality:
  locality unknown, described from aviary specimens.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12858982


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  E627D25F613D6C82

Avibase ID:
  avibase-E627D25F

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/E627D25F


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 175751


VULNERABLE

Geographic range:

  • Penelopina nigra: humid montane forest from southern Mexico to northern Nicaragua
English:
Highland Guan
Catalan:
Guan d'altiplà
Czech:
guan malý
Danish:
Chalopehøne
German:
Schluchtenguan
Spanish:
Pava Pajuil
Spanish (Spain):
Pava Pajuil
Finnish:
ylänkösaku
French:
Pénélope pajuil
Croatian:
planinski guan
Hungarian:
szurdokguán
Italian:
Guan delle alture
Japanese (romaji):
himekuroshakukei
Japanese:
ヒメクロシャクケイ
Lithuanian:
Juodoji penelopina
Dutch:
Berggoean
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Smekkehokko
Norwegian:
Smekkehokko
Polish:
penelopina
Portuguese:
Jacu-do-planalto
Portuguese (Portugal):
guano-das-montanhas
Russian:
Малый гуан
Slovak:
morkovec horský
Serbian:
Brdski guan
Swedish:
bergguan
Ukrainian:
Пенелопа мексиканська
Chinese:
山冠雉
Chinese (Traditional):
高原冠雉


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983):
Highland Guan ( Penelopina nigra) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.):
Highland Guan ( Penelopina nigra) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.):
Highland Guan ( Penelopina nigra) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.):
Highland Guan ( Penelopina nigra) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.):
Highland Guan ( Penelopina nigra) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.):
Highland Guan ( Penelopina nigra) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.):
Highland Guan ( Penelopina nigra) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.):
Highland Guan ( Penelopina nigra) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998):
Highland Guan ( Penelopina nigra) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.):
Highland Guan ( Penelopina nigra) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.):
Highland Guan ( Penelopina nigra) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.):
Highland Guan ( Penelopina nigra) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.):
Highland Guan ( Penelopina nigra) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.):
Highland Guan ( Penelopina nigra) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.):
Highland Guan ( Penelopina nigra) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.):
Highland Guan ( Penelopina nigra) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.):
Highland Guan ( Penelopina nigra) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.):
Highland Guan ( Penelopina nigra) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.):
Highland Guan ( Penelopina nigra) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.):
Highland Guan ( Penelopina nigra) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum):
Highland Guan ( Penelopina nigra) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.):
Highland Guan ( Penelopina nigra) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.):
Highland Guan ( Penelopina nigra) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.):
Highland Guan ( Penelopina nigra) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.):
Highland Guan ( Penelopina nigra) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Highland Guan ( Penelopina nigra) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Highland Guan ( Penelopina nigra) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Highland Guan ( Penelopina nigra) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Highland Guan ( Penelopina nigra) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Highland Guan ( Penelopina nigra) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Highland Guan ( Penelopina nigra) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Highland Guan ( Penelopina nigra) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Highland Guan ( Penelopina nigra) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Highland Guan ( Penelopina nigra) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Highland Guan ( Penelopina nigra) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Pénélope pajuil ( Penelopina nigra) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Pénélope pajuil ( Penelopina nigra) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Highland Guan ( Penelopina nigra) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Highland Guan ( Penelopina nigra) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements, version 2024:
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Clements 3rd edition:
Highland Guan ( Penelopina nigra) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Highland Guan ( Penelopina nigra) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Highland Guan ( Penelopina nigra) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Highland Guan ( Penelopina nigra) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Highland Guan ( Penelopina nigra) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 1.54:
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eBird version 1.55:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2016:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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eBird version 2024:
Highland Guan ( Penelopina nigra) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Highland Guan ( Penelopina nigra) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Highland Guan ( Penelopina nigra) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Highland Guan ( Penelopina nigra) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Highland Guan ( Penelopina nigra) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Highland Guan ( Penelopina nigra) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Highland Guan ( Penelopina nigra) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Highland Guan ( Penelopina nigra) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Highland Guan ( Penelopina nigra) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Highland Guan ( Penelopina nigra) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Highland Guan ( Penelopina nigra) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Highland Guan ( Penelopina nigra) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Highland Guan ( Penelopina nigra) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Highland Guan ( Penelopina nigra) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Highland Guan ( Penelopina nigra) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Highland Guan ( Penelopina nigra) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Penelopina nigra [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Penelopina nigra [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Penelopina nigra [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Highland Guan ( Penelopina nigra) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Highland Guan ( Penelopina nigra) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Highland Guan ( Penelopina nigra) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Penelopina nigra [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Penelopina nigra [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Azerbaijani: qara penelopa
Catalan: Guan d'altiplà
Montenegrin: planinski guan, планински гуан
Montenegrin (Cyrillic): планински гуан
Czech: Guan malý
Danish: Chalopehøne
German: Penelopinas, Schluchtenguan
English: Black Chachalaca, Black Penelopina, Highland Guan, Little Guan, Penelopinas
English, HBW: Highland Guan
English (IOC): Highland Guan
English (United States): Highland Guan
Esperanto: Monta jakuo
Spanish: Chachalaca Negra, Guaco, Pajuil, Pava Negra, Pava Pajuil, pavilla negra
Spanish (Spain): Pava Pajuil
Spanish (HBW): Highland Guan
Spanish (Honduras): Pava Negra, pavilla negra
Spanish (Mexico): Pajuil
Spanish (Nicaragua): Chachalaca Negra
Estonian: lokut-nõlvahoko
Finnish: Ylänkösaku
French: Pénélope noire, Pénélope pajuil, Petite pénélope
Croatian: planinski guan
Hungarian: szurdokguán
Italian: Guan delle alture, Penelope sopracciliare, Penelopina nera, Sciacupenba
Japanese (romaji): himekuroshakukei
Japanese: ヒメクロシャクケイ
Kazakh: қара пенелопа
Kirghiz: кара пенелопа
Scientific: Penelope niger, Penelopina nigra, Penelopina nigra nigra
Lithuanian: Juodoji penelopina
Maltese: gwan iswed, gwan ta' l-għoljiet
Dutch: Berggoean
Norwegian Nynorsk: Smekkehokko
Norwegian: Smekkehokko
Polish: penelopina
Portuguese: Jacu-do-planalto
Portuguese (Portugal): guano-das-montanhas
Russian: Малый гуан, Чёрная пенелопа, Черная Чачалака, Чёрная чачалака
Slovak: morkovec horský
Serbian: Brdski guan
Swedish: bergguan, Bergsguan
Turkish: Kara Çaçalaka, Kara guan
Ukrainian: Пенелопа мексиканська
Chinese: 山冠雉
Chinese (Traditional): 高原冠雉

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