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Black Curassow

Crax alector

Least Concern

Envergadura

79,0 cm

Peso

3106,25 g

Familia

Cracidae

Orden

Galliformes

Acerca de

Pavón negro (Crax alector) — Gran gallinácea de los bosques tropicales del norte de Sudamérica. El macho es negro brillante con casquete rizado y pico amarillo. La hembra es más parda. Frugívoro. Amenazado por la caza y la pérdida de hábitat.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
Envergadura	79,0 cm	31.1 in
Peso	3106,25 g	109.57 oz

Identificación

Plumaje

Male is entirely glossy black except for white lower belly and undertail; curly black crest; pale bluish-white knob at bill base; no yellow tones. Female dark brownish-black, faintly barred, with small knob.

Habitat & Range

🌲 Bosque

Distribución geográfica

Resident in the Guiana region from Venezuela and the Guianas south into northern Brazil. Found in lowland terra firme rainforest.

Diet & Feeding

Frugivorous; eats large fallen fruits, seeds, and invertebrates on forest floor of Amazonian and Guianan lowland rainforests.

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

Comportamiento y reproducción

Nidificación

Nest type: PL. Incubation: 30 days.

Tamaño de la puesta

2-3

Sonido

Canto

Produces a deep, resonant booming call and guttural contact notes. The male's powerful boom echoes through Amazonian and Guyanan lowland forest at dawn.

Taxonomía

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Orden	Galliformes (Aves de Caza)
Familia	Cracidae (Chachalacas, Pavas y Hoco)
Genus	Crax
Especies	Crax alector

Distribution

Black Curassow has been recorded in 3 countries.

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Presente Not recorded

countries highlighted

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇳🇴 Noruega 🇻🇪 Venezuela

External Databases

Preguntas frecuentes

What does the Black Curassow eat?

Frugivorous; eats large fallen fruits, seeds, and invertebrates on forest floor of Amazonian and Guianan lowland rainforests.

Where does the Black Curassow live?

Resident in the Guiana region from Venezuela and the Guianas south into northern Brazil. Found in lowland terra firme rainforest.

Is the Black Curassow endangered?

The Black Curassow has a conservation status of Least Concern.

How does the Black Curassow nest?

Nest type: PL. Incubation: 30 days.

What does the Black Curassow sound like?

Produces a deep, resonant booming call and guttural contact notes. The male's powerful boom echoes through Amazonian and Guyanan lowland forest at dawn.

How big is the Black Curassow?

The Black Curassow has a wingspan of 79.0 cm, weight of 3106.25 g.

What order and family does the Black Curassow belong to?

The Black Curassow (Crax alector) belongs to the order Galliformes and the family Cracidae.