Bare-faced Curassow vs Alagoas Curassow
Crax fasciolata comparado con Mitu mitu
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Atributo | Bare-faced Curassow | Alagoas Curassow |
|---|---|---|
| Nombre científico | Crax fasciolata | Mitu mitu |
| Orden | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| Familia | Cracidae | Cracidae |
| Estado de conservación | Vulnerable | Extinct in the Wild |
| Longitud | — | — |
| Envergadura | 71,0 cm (28.0 in) | 79,2 cm (31.2 in) |
| Peso | 2580,0 g (91.01 oz) | 2852,5 g (100.62 oz) |
| Dieta | Frugivorous; eats large fallen fruits, seeds, and invertebrates on ground in Brazilian Cerrado, pantanal, and … | Frugivorous; eats fruits, seeds, and invertebrates in the ground and forest understorey. Extinct in wild; … |
| Tamaño de la puesta | 2-3 | 2-3 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Bare-faced Curassow
Produces a deep, resonant booming call; male and female give guttural clucking contact calls. Calls carry through Brazilian Cerrado and gallery forest at dawn.
Alagoas Curassow
Extirpated from wild (EW). Calls documented from captive birds: a deep, resonant booming similar to Razor-billed Curassow; flocks give low, guttural clucking contact calls.
Geographic Range & Migration
Bare-faced Curassow
Resident in central South America from Brazil south to Bolivia, Paraguay, and Argentina. Found in cerrado, dry forest, and gallery woodland.
Alagoas Curassow
Endemic to northeastern Brazil in Alagoas. Extinct in the wild; survives only in captivity. Last wild record was 1980s.
Estado de conservación
Bare-faced Curassow
Alagoas Curassow
How to Tell Them Apart
Bare-faced Curassow
Male is glossy black with white belly; curly crest; large area of bare yellow facial skin; yellow bill with no knob. Female is black barred with chestnut; extensive bare facial …
Alagoas Curassow
Glossy black body; white lower belly and undertail; massive compressed red bill with orange-yellow tip; no head ornamentation. Now extinct in wild; the large red razor bill was its most …
About These Birds
Bare-faced Curassow
Mutún del Brasil (Crax fasciolata) — Gran pavón de los bosques tropicales del interior de Sudamérica. El macho es negro con vientre blanco; la hembra tiene el plumaje barrado. Frugívoro. Amenazado por la caza y la pérdida de hábitat.
Alagoas Curassow
A large cracid (~2.9 kg) of family Cracidae, with glossy black plumage and a distinctive red knobbed bill. Extinct in the Wild; the last wild individuals disappeared from Alagoas, Brazil by the 1980s due to deforestation of the Atlantic Forest. A captive population survives in Brazilian zoos, with reintroduction programs underway. One of the most critically imperiled birds globally.