Alagoas Curassow vs White-browed Guan
Mitu mitu compared with Penelope jacucaca
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Attribute | Alagoas Curassow | White-browed Guan |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Mitu mitu | Penelope jacucaca |
| Order | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| Family | Cracidae | Cracidae |
| Conservation Status | Extinct in the Wild | Vulnerable |
| Length | — | — |
| Wingspan | 79.2 cm (31.2 in) | 56.1 cm (22.1 in) |
| Weight | 2852.5 g (100.62 oz) | 1438.0 g (50.72 oz) |
| Diet | Frugivorous; eats fruits, seeds, and invertebrates in the ground and forest understorey. Extinct in wild; … | Eats fruits, berries, seeds, and leaves in Brazilian caatinga dry forests. Vulnerable; forages in canopy … |
| Clutch Size | 2-3 | 2-3 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Alagoas Curassow
Extirpated from wild (EW). Calls documented from captive birds: a deep, resonant booming similar to Razor-billed Curassow; flocks give low, guttural clucking contact calls.
White-browed Guan
Emits a loud, resonant honking cackle and wing-whirring display. Calls carry through Caatinga and dry Brazilian forest; one of the more arid-adapted Penelope guans.
Geographic Range & Migration
Alagoas Curassow
Endemic to northeastern Brazil in Alagoas. Extinct in the wild; survives only in captivity. Last wild record was 1980s.
White-browed Guan
Endemic to the caatinga of northeastern Brazil in Pernambuco, Alagoas, Bahia, and Piauí. Found in dry scrubland.
Conservation Status
Alagoas Curassow
White-browed Guan
How to Tell Them Apart
Alagoas Curassow
Glossy black body; white lower belly and undertail; massive compressed red bill with orange-yellow tip; no head ornamentation. Now extinct in wild; the large red razor bill was its most …
White-browed Guan
Dark brownish-black; distinctive broad white supercilium above bare red facial skin; throat wattled red; breast finely streaked white; lower belly rufous-chestnut; tail long and dark.
About These Birds
Alagoas Curassow
A large cracid (~2.9 kg) of family Cracidae, with glossy black plumage and a distinctive red knobbed bill. Extinct in the Wild; the last wild individuals disappeared from Alagoas, Brazil by the 1980s due to deforestation of the Atlantic Forest. A captive population survives in Brazilian zoos, with reintroduction programs underway. One of the most critically imperiled birds globally.
White-browed Guan
A large cracid (~1.4 kg) of family Cracidae, with a prominent white supercilium. Endemic to the caatinga scrublands and dry forests of northeastern Brazil. Inhabits dry deciduous forests, gallery forest, and scrubby vegetation. Arboreal frugivore. Vulnerable; one of the few large cracids adapted to Brazil's semi-arid caatinga, threatened by habitat loss and hunting.