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Bare-faced Curassow

Crax fasciolata

Vulnerable
طول الجناح
71,0 cm
الوزن
2580,0 g
الفصيلة
Cracidae
الرتبة
Galliformes
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حول

A large cracid (~2.6 kg) of family Cracidae, with bare yellow facial skin around the eye and a yellow-based bill. Inhabits gallery forests, cerrado woodland, and humid tropical forests of the Brazilian interior, Bolivia, and Paraguay. Forages on the forest floor and lower canopy. Vulnerable due to extensive cerrado and gallery forest clearing and hunting pressure.

Physical Description

Measurement Value Imperial
طول الجناح 71,0 cm 28.0 in
الوزن 2580,0 g 91.01 oz

التعرف

الريش

Male is glossy black with white belly; curly crest; large area of bare yellow facial skin; yellow bill with no knob. Female is black barred with chestnut; extensive bare facial skin is shared with male.

Habitat & Range

النطاق الجغرافي

Resident in central South America from Brazil south to Bolivia, Paraguay, and Argentina. Found in cerrado, dry forest, and gallery woodland.

Diet & Feeding

Frugivorous; eats large fallen fruits, seeds, and invertebrates on ground in Brazilian Cerrado, pantanal, and Atlantic forest.

حالة الحفاظ

Vulnerable
IUCN Red List

السلوك والتكاثر

التعشيش

Nest type: PL. Incubation: 30 days.

عدد البيض في الوضع

2-3

الصوت

الغناء

Produces a deep, resonant booming call; male and female give guttural clucking contact calls. Calls carry through Brazilian Cerrado and gallery forest at dawn.

التصنيف

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
الرتبة Galliformes (Gamebirds)
الفصيلة Cracidae (Chachalacas, Guans & Curassows)
Genus Crax
الأنواع Crax fasciolata

Distribution

Bare-faced Curassow has been recorded in 1 countries.

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موجود Not recorded
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External Databases

الأسئلة الشائعة

What does the Bare-faced Curassow eat?
Frugivorous; eats large fallen fruits, seeds, and invertebrates on ground in Brazilian Cerrado, pantanal, and Atlantic forest.
Where does the Bare-faced Curassow live?
Resident in central South America from Brazil south to Bolivia, Paraguay, and Argentina. Found in cerrado, dry forest, and gallery woodland.
Is the Bare-faced Curassow endangered?
The Bare-faced Curassow has a conservation status of Vulnerable.
How does the Bare-faced Curassow nest?
Nest type: PL. Incubation: 30 days.
What does the Bare-faced Curassow sound like?
Produces a deep, resonant booming call; male and female give guttural clucking contact calls. Calls carry through Brazilian Cerrado and gallery forest at dawn.
How big is the Bare-faced Curassow?
The Bare-faced Curassow has a wingspan of 71.0 cm, weight of 2580.0 g.
What order and family does the Bare-faced Curassow belong to?
The Bare-faced Curassow (Crax fasciolata) belongs to the order Galliformes and the family Cracidae.

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