Razor-billed Curassow vs Rufous-bellied Chachalaca

Mitu tuberosum comparé à Ortalis wagleri

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Razor-billed Curassow Rufous-bellied Chachalaca
Nom scientifique Mitu tuberosum Ortalis wagleri
Ordre Galliformes Galliformes
Famille Cracidae Cracidae
Statut de conservation Near Threatened Least Concern
Longueur
Envergure 77,1 cm (30.4 in) 48,3 cm (19.0 in)
Poids 2893,3333333333335 g (102.06 oz) 834,0 g (29.42 oz)
Régime alimentaire Eats fruits, palm fruits, seeds, and invertebrates in Amazonian lowland forests. Forages mainly on ground … Feeds on fruits, berries, seeds, leaves, and small invertebrates in Mexican thorn scrub and deciduous …
Taille de la couvée 2-3 3
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Razor-billed Curassow only

Aucun(e)

Rufous-bellied Chachalaca only

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Song & Call Comparison

Razor-billed Curassow

Chant

Emits a deep, resonant booming call; male's boom is among the most powerful of any cracid. The thundering boom echoes far through western Amazonian terra firme forest at dawn.

Rufous-bellied Chachalaca

Chant

Produces a loud, deep raucous chorus; the lowest-pitched Ortalis chachalaca call. The deep, resonant cha-cha-LAC booms across Mexican Pacific slope deciduous forest at dawn.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Razor-billed Curassow

Resident across much of the Amazon Basin from Colombia and Venezuela south to Bolivia and Brazil. Found in lowland and várzea rainforest.

Rufous-bellied Chachalaca

Endemic to the Pacific coast of western Mexico from Sinaloa to Colima. Found in tropical dry forest and thorn scrub.

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Statut de conservation

Near Threatened

Razor-billed Curassow

Least Concern

Rufous-bellied Chachalaca

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How to Tell Them Apart

Razor-billed Curassow

Plumage

Glossy blue-black overall; white lower belly and undertail coverts; distinctive laterally compressed blade-like red bill with small red knob at base; no crest; legs red.

Rufous-bellied Chachalaca

Plumage

Olive-brown above; head grey with bare reddish throat; underparts strongly washed rufous-buff becoming deep rufous on belly and flanks; graduated tail dark brown with pale-tipped outer feathers.

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About These Birds

Razor-billed Curassow

A large cracid (~2.9 kg) of family Cracidae, named for its laterally compressed, razor-like red bill. Inhabits lowland Amazonian rainforest in central and eastern Brazil, Bolivia, and Peru. Forages on the forest floor and in the canopy for hard seeds and fruits. Near Threatened due to intensive hunting for food and sport throughout the Amazon basin.

Rufous-bellied Chachalaca

A larger chachalaca (~834 g) of family Cracidae, with a rufous wash on the underparts. Endemic to the Pacific slope of northwestern Mexico, from Sonora to Jalisco. Inhabits tropical dry forest, thorn scrub, and deciduous woodland. Forages in groups on fruits, seeds, and insects. Least Concern; range restricted to the Mexican Pacific coast but populations remain stable.

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