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Red-billed Curassow

Crax blumenbachii

Endangered

Envergadura

76,8 cm

Peso

3250,0 g

Familia

Cracidae

Orden

Galliformes

Acerca de

Mutún de Blumenbach (Crax blumenbachii) — Especie en peligro de extinción endémica de los fragmentos de la Mata Atlántica del sur de Bahía, en Brasil. El macho es negro con pico rojo llamativo. En peligro crítico por la casi total pérdida de su hábitat original.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
Envergadura	76,8 cm	30.2 in
Peso	3250,0 g	114.64 oz

Identificación

Plumaje

Male is glossy black with white lower belly; curly black crest; vivid red bill with no knob; no yellow facial skin. Female is black barred chestnut; bright red bill is the key identification feature.

Habitat & Range

🌲 Bosque

Distribución geográfica

Endemic to the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil in Rio de Janeiro and Espírito Santo. Found in lowland humid forest. Critically endangered.

Diet & Feeding

Eats large fruits, seeds, and invertebrates on Atlantic forest floor in Brazil. Critically endangered; diet poorly documented.

Estado de conservación

Endangered

IUCN Red List

Comportamiento y reproducción

Nidificación

Nest type: PL. Incubation: 28-30 days.

Tamaño de la puesta

1-3

Sonido

Canto

Emits a deep, resonant booming call; contact calls are loud, guttural clucking. Endangered; the powerful boom echoes through remnant Atlantic forest; increasingly scarce.

Taxonomía

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

Distribution

Red-billed Curassow has been recorded in 1 countries.

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Presente Not recorded

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🇳🇴 Noruega

External Databases

Preguntas frecuentes

What does the Red-billed Curassow eat?

Eats large fruits, seeds, and invertebrates on Atlantic forest floor in Brazil. Critically endangered; diet poorly documented.

Where does the Red-billed Curassow live?

Endemic to the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil in Rio de Janeiro and Espírito Santo. Found in lowland humid forest. Critically endangered.

Is the Red-billed Curassow endangered?

The Red-billed Curassow has a conservation status of Endangered.

How does the Red-billed Curassow nest?

Nest type: PL. Incubation: 28-30 days.

What does the Red-billed Curassow sound like?

Emits a deep, resonant booming call; contact calls are loud, guttural clucking. Endangered; the powerful boom echoes through remnant Atlantic forest; increasingly scarce.

How big is the Red-billed Curassow?

The Red-billed Curassow has a wingspan of 76.8 cm, weight of 3250.0 g.

What order and family does the Red-billed Curassow belong to?

The Red-billed Curassow (Crax blumenbachii) belongs to the order Galliformes and the family Cracidae.