Pava del Baudó vs Pava cojolita

Penelope ortoni compared with Penelope purpurascens

Key Differences

• Pava del Baudó is Endangered while Pava cojolita is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pava del Baudó	Pava cojolita
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order same	Galliformes (Galliformes)	Galliformes (Galliformes)
Family same	Cracidae	Cracidae
Genus same	Penelope	Penelope
Species	Penelope ortoni	Penelope purpurascens

Evolutionary Relationship

Pava del Baudó and Pava cojolita share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Penelope.

Conservation Status

Pava del Baudó

EN — Endangered

Pava cojolita

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pava del Baudó	Pava cojolita
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pava del Baudó

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.

Pava cojolita

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Pava del Baudó

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 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇳🇴 Norway