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Blue-billed Curassow

Crax alberti

Critically Endangered
पंखों का फैलाव
80.2 cm
वजन
2650.0 g
कुल
Cracidae
गण
Galliformes

के बारे में

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
पंखों का फैलाव 80.2 cm 31.6 in
वजन 2650.0 g 93.48 oz

पहचान

पंख

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

भौगोलिक वितरण

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.

संरक्षण स्थिति

Critically Endangered
IUCN Red List

व्यवहार और प्रजनन

अंडों की संख्या

2

ध्वनि

गीत

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

वर्गिकी

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
गण Galliformes (Gamebirds)
कुल Cracidae (Chachalacas, Guans & Curassows)
Genus Crax
प्रजातियां Crax alberti

Distribution

Blue-billed Curassow has been recorded in 2 countries.

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उपस्थित Not recorded
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External Databases

अक्सर पूछे जाने वाले प्रश्न

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.

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