Yellow-knobbed Curassow
Crax daubentoni
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A large cracid (~2.4 kg) of family Cracidae, males black with a yellow knob at the bill base and curly crest. Found in tropical dry forests, gallery forests, and forest edges in Venezuela and adjacent Colombia. Forages on the ground and in low vegetation for fruits and seeds. Near Threatened due to habitat loss and hunting in Venezuela's increasingly degraded lowland forests.
Physical Description
| Measurement | Value | Imperial |
|---|---|---|
| Flügelspannweite | 76,2 cm | 30.0 in |
| Gewicht | 2383,3333333333335 g | 84.07 oz |
Identifizierung
Gefieder
Male is black with white lower belly; curly black crest; prominent yellow knob at bill base; yellow bare facial skin. Female barred rufous and black with finely curled crest; yellow knob on bill is key feature.
Habitat & Range
Geografisches Verbreitungsgebiet
Resident in Venezuela and adjacent Colombia. Found in lowland dry and gallery forest in the Llanos and Caribbean coast region.
Diet & Feeding
Eats large fruits, seeds, and invertebrates on forest floor of Venezuelan and Colombian lowlands. Forages mainly on ground.
Erhaltungsstatus
Verhalten & Brutverhalten
Nistverhalten
Nest type: SP. Incubation: 28 days.
Gelegegröße
2
Lautgebung
Gesang
Emits a deep, resonant booming call; male produces guttural contact clucking. The boom carries through Venezuelan and Colombian dry and gallery forest at dawn.
Taxonomie
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Ordnung | Galliformes (Hühnervögel) |
| Familie | Cracidae (Guane, Hokkohühner und Chachalacas) |
| Genus | Crax |
| Arten | Crax daubentoni |
Distribution
Yellow-knobbed Curassow has been recorded in 3 countries.
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Similar Birds
Other species in the Cracidae family