🐦

Blue-billed Curassow

Crax alberti

Critically Endangered

Envergure

80,2 cm

Poids

2650,0 g

Famille

Cracidae

Ordre

Galliformes

À propos

A large cracid (~2.7 kg) of family Cracidae, males black with a prominent blue bill and knob. Endemic to the lowland and foothill forests of northern Colombia. Forages on the forest floor for fruits, seeds, and invertebrates. Critically Endangered; one of Colombia's most threatened birds with severely fragmented populations due to extensive deforestation and uncontrolled hunting.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
Envergure	80,2 cm	31.6 in
Poids	2650,0 g	93.48 oz

Identification

Plumage

Male is glossy black with white belly and curly black crest; distinctive bright blue bill with no yellow knob. Female is barred black-and-chestnut with curly crest; blue bill separates it from other Crax curassows.

Habitat & Range

🌲 Forest

Répartition géographique

Endemic to northwestern Colombia in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta and nearby ranges. Found in humid forest at 200-1,000 m. Critically endangered.

Diet & Feeding

Frugivorous; eats large fruits, seeds, and invertebrates on ground of Colombian lowland forests. Critically endangered.

Statut de conservation

Critically Endangered

IUCN Red List

Comportement et reproduction

Taille de la couvée

Son

Chant

Produces a deep, resonant booming call; male gives guttural contact calls. Critically Endangered; voice rarely heard in the wild in remnant Colombian forest.

Taxonomie

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Ordre	Galliformes (Gamebirds)
Famille	Cracidae (Chachalacas, Guans & Curassows)
Genus	Crax
Espèces	Crax alberti

Distribution

Blue-billed Curassow has been recorded in 2 countries.

{# Distribution Map — simplified SVG world map with highlighted countries. Expects `country_codes` variable: list of ISO alpha-2 codes (e.g. ["US", "CA", "MX"]). Uses Alpine.js to toggle classes on country paths. #}

Présent Not recorded

countries highlighted

🇳🇴 Norway 🇨🇴 Colombia

External Databases

Foire aux questions

What does the Blue-billed Curassow eat?

Frugivorous; eats large fruits, seeds, and invertebrates on ground of Colombian lowland forests. Critically endangered.

Where does the Blue-billed Curassow live?

Endemic to northwestern Colombia in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta and nearby ranges. Found in humid forest at 200-1,000 m. Critically endangered.

Is the Blue-billed Curassow endangered?

The Blue-billed Curassow has a conservation status of Critically Endangered.

What does the Blue-billed Curassow sound like?

Produces a deep, resonant booming call; male gives guttural contact calls. Critically Endangered; voice rarely heard in the wild in remnant Colombian forest.

How big is the Blue-billed Curassow?

The Blue-billed Curassow has a wingspan of 80.2 cm, weight of 2650.0 g.

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

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