Bare-faced Curassow vs Rufous-headed Chachalaca
Crax fasciolata comparado con Ortalis erythroptera
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Atributo | Bare-faced Curassow | Rufous-headed Chachalaca |
|---|---|---|
| Nombre científico | Crax fasciolata | Ortalis erythroptera |
| Orden | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| Familia | Cracidae | Cracidae |
| Estado de conservación | Vulnerable | Vulnerable |
| Longitud | — | — |
| Envergadura | 71,0 cm (28.0 in) | 43,8 cm (17.2 in) |
| Peso | 2580,0 g (91.01 oz) | 632,5 g (22.31 oz) |
| Dieta | Frugivorous; eats large fallen fruits, seeds, and invertebrates on ground in Brazilian Cerrado, pantanal, and … | Frugivorous; eats fruits, berries, seeds, and leaves in Pacific slope forests and forest edges of … |
| Tamaño de la puesta | 2-3 | 3 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Hábitats compartidos
Bare-faced Curassow only
Ninguno
Rufous-headed Chachalaca only
Ninguno
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.
Rufous-headed Chachalaca
Emits a loud, raucous chachalaca chorus; individual calls are slightly higher than Rufous-vented. Dawn choruses carry across Ecuadorian and Peruvian coastal dry forest.
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.
Rufous-headed Chachalaca
Resident in western Ecuador and northwestern Peru. Found in tropical deciduous forest and scrub in the Tumbes-Chocó-Magdalena region.
Estado de conservación
Bare-faced Curassow
Rufous-headed Chachalaca
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 …
Rufous-headed Chachalaca
Brownish-olive body; head and upper neck warm rufous-cinnamon, distinctly contrasting with greyish-brown back; bare reddish throat wattle; underparts pale buff; tail dark with pale outer tips.
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.
Rufous-headed Chachalaca
A medium-sized cracid (~630 g) of family Cracidae, with a striking rufous head. Inhabits humid and deciduous forests, forest edges, and scrub in western Ecuador and northwestern Peru. Feeds on fruits and leaves in the forest understory and canopy. Vulnerable due to extensive deforestation in the Tumbesian region, one of the world's most threatened biodiversity hotspots.