Band-tailed Guan (Penelope argyrotis) takes its vernacular name from the broad chestnut tips to the rectrices. It is a species of bird in the Cracidae family (chachalacas, guans, and curassows) it occurs in the subtropical and upper tropical zones of northeastern Colombia and across northern Venezuela, and is sometimes subdivided into as many as three different subspecies. Not a strong flier and only comes to the ground to forage on fallen fruits.