Baudo Guan vs Red-faced Guan

Penelope ortoni compared with Penelope dabbenei

Key Differences

• Baudo Guan is Endangered while Red-faced Guan is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baudo Guan	Red-faced Guan
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order same	Galliformes (Galliformes)	Galliformes (Galliformes)
Family same	Cracidae	Cracidae
Genus same	Penelope	Penelope
Species	Penelope ortoni	Penelope dabbenei

Evolutionary Relationship

Baudo Guan and Red-faced Guan share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Penelope.

Conservation Status

Baudo Guan

EN — Endangered

Red-faced Guan

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baudo Guan	Red-faced Guan
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baudo Guan

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Red-faced Guan

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Baudo Guan

The Baudo Guan (Penelope ortoni) is a species in the genus Penelope. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway