Black Curassow
Crax alector
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<birdfyi-bird slug="crax-alector"></birdfyi-bird>The Black Curassow (Crax alector) is a bird species in the family Cracidae (chachalacas, pavas y hoco), within the order Galliformes (aves de caza). Recorded measurements include a wingspan of 79 cm and a weight of 3.1 kg. The IUCN Red List classifies it as Least Concern.
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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
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
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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Preguntas frecuentes
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Similar Birds
Other species in the Cracidae family