Alagoas Curassow vs Highland Guan
Mitu mitu comparado con Penelopina nigra
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Atributo | Alagoas Curassow | Highland Guan |
|---|---|---|
| Nombre científico | Mitu mitu | Penelopina nigra |
| Orden | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| Familia | Cracidae | Cracidae |
| Estado de conservación | Extinct in the Wild | Vulnerable |
| Longitud | — | — |
| Envergadura | 79,2 cm (31.2 in) | 47,9 cm (18.9 in) |
| Peso | 2852,5 g (100.62 oz) | 890,0 g (31.39 oz) |
| Dieta | Frugivorous; eats fruits, seeds, and invertebrates in the ground and forest understorey. Extinct in wild; … | Eats fruits, berries, seeds, and leaves in Central American highland forests. Forages in forest mid-storey … |
| Tamaño de la puesta | 2-3 | 2 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
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.
Highland Guan
Produces a loud, resonant cackling call and wing-whirring display. The male's calls carry through Central American cloud forest; wing-whirring display is a key feature of this highland cracid.
Geographic Range & Migration
Alagoas Curassow
Endemic to northeastern Brazil in Alagoas. Extinct in the wild; survives only in captivity. Last wild record was 1980s.
Highland Guan
Resident in the highlands of Mexico and Central America from Chiapas south to Nicaragua at 1,200-3,000 m. Found in cloud forest and pine-oak woodland.
Estado de conservación
Alagoas Curassow
Highland Guan
How to Tell Them Apart
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 …
Highland Guan
Strongly dimorphic: male is entirely glossy black with bare red facial skin and red legs; female is dark brown heavily barred and streaked with black, with bare red facial skin.
About These Birds
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.
Highland Guan
A medium-sized cracid (~890 g) of family Cracidae, sexually dimorphic—males glossy black with red wattle, females brown. Inhabits cloud forests and humid montane forests in the highlands of Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, and Nicaragua. Arboreal frugivore. Vulnerable due to deforestation and hunting in the fragmented highlands of Mesoamerica.