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Great Curassow

Crax rubra

Vulnerable

Envergadura

76,2 cm

Peso

3756,1666666666665 g

Familia

Cracidae

Orden

Galliformes

The Great Curassow (Crax rubra) 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 76.2 cm and a weight of 3.8 kg. The IUCN Red List classifies it as Vulnerable.

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Acerca de

Pavón norteño (Crax rubra) — El mayor pavón de América Central y el noroeste de Sudamérica. El macho es negro brillante con pico amarillo con nódulo. La hembra es muy variable, desde la forma negra hasta la barrada. Amenazado por la caza y la fragmentación forestal.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
Envergadura	76,2 cm	30.0 in
Peso	3756,1666666666665 g	132.49 oz

Identificación

Plumaje

Male glossy black with white belly and curly black crest; bright yellow knob at bill base; female dimorphic with three morphs: barred brown, rufous, or black, all with barred tails and curly crests.

Habitat & Range

🌲 Bosque 🏖️ Costero

Distribución geográfica

Resident from Mexico through Central America south to western Ecuador and Colombia. Found in lowland and foothill humid forest to 1,500 m.

Diet & Feeding

Eats large fallen fruits, seeds, and invertebrates on forest floor in Central and South American lowland forests. Swallows seeds whole.

Estado de conservación

Vulnerable

IUCN Red List

Comportamiento y reproducción

Nidificación

Incubation: 28-33 days.

Tamaño de la puesta

Sonido

Canto

Emits a deep, resonant booming call; male also produces loud, crowing notes. The powerful boom carries through Central American and northwestern South American tropical 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 rubra

Distribution

Great Curassow has been recorded in 3 countries.

Presente Not recorded

countries highlighted

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇳🇴 Noruega

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Preguntas frecuentes

What does the Great Curassow eat?

Eats large fallen fruits, seeds, and invertebrates on forest floor in Central and South American lowland forests. Swallows seeds whole.

Where does the Great Curassow live?

Resident from Mexico through Central America south to western Ecuador and Colombia. Found in lowland and foothill humid forest to 1,500 m.

Is the Great Curassow endangered?

The Great Curassow has a conservation status of Vulnerable.

How does the Great Curassow nest?

Incubation: 28-33 days.

What does the Great Curassow sound like?

Emits a deep, resonant booming call; male also produces loud, crowing notes. The powerful boom carries through Central American and northwestern South American tropical forest at dawn.

How big is the Great Curassow?

The Great Curassow has a wingspan of 76.2 cm, weight of 3756.1666666666665 g.

What order and family does the Great Curassow belong to?

The Great Curassow (Crax rubra) belongs to the order Galliformes and the family Cracidae.