Bare-faced Curassow
Crax fasciolata
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<birdfyi-bird slug="crax-fasciolata"></birdfyi-bird>The Bare-faced Curassow (Crax fasciolata) is a bird species in the family Cracidae (chachalacas, guans & curassows), within the order Galliformes (gamebirds). Recorded measurements include a wingspan of 71 cm and a weight of 2.6 kg. The IUCN Red List classifies it as Vulnerable.
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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
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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Other species in the Cracidae family