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Guan

Guan, any bird of the genus Penelope, with fourteen species, ranging from Texas to Paraguay. They are large handsome game birds, closely allied to the Curassow (q.v.), from which they chiefly differ in having under the throat a patch of naked skin that can be inflated at will. They feed on insects, fruit, and berries.