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Salvin's Curassow

Mitu salvini

Least Concern

पंखों का फैलाव

73.3 cm

वजन

3550.0 g

कुल

Cracidae

गण

Galliformes

के बारे में

A large cracid (~3.6 kg) of family Cracidae, with glossy black plumage and a swollen red bill. Inhabits lowland tropical forests east of the Andes in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and northwestern Brazil. Forages primarily on the forest floor and in low vegetation for fallen fruits and seeds. Least Concern; range covers extensive Amazonian forest but is vulnerable to local hunting pressure.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
पंखों का फैलाव	73.3 cm	28.9 in
वजन	3550.0 g	125.22 oz

पहचान

पंख

Glossy black overall; lower belly and vent white; large compressed red bill with pale yellow tip; no crest or knob. Virtually identical to Crestless Curassow; white lower belly and red bill are key features.

Habitat & Range

🌲 Forest

भौगोलिक वितरण

Resident in the Amazon Basin of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Brazil. Found in lowland and foothill rainforest along rivers.

Diet & Feeding

Frugivorous; eats fruits, seeds, and small invertebrates on the ground and in the lower canopy of Amazonian forests.

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

व्यवहार और प्रजनन

घोंसला बनाना

Incubation: 32 days.

अंडों की संख्या

ध्वनि

गीत

Produces a deep, resonant booming call. Calls carry through Colombian and Ecuadorian Amazonian forest; the deep boom is the standard territorial call of the Mitu curassow genus.

वर्गिकी

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

Distribution

Salvin's Curassow has been recorded in 3 countries.

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उपस्थित Not recorded

countries highlighted

🇳🇴 Norway 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador

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What does the Salvin's Curassow eat?

Frugivorous; eats fruits, seeds, and small invertebrates on the ground and in the lower canopy of Amazonian forests.

Where does the Salvin's Curassow live?

Resident in the Amazon Basin of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Brazil. Found in lowland and foothill rainforest along rivers.

Is the Salvin's Curassow endangered?

The Salvin's Curassow has a conservation status of Least Concern.

How does the Salvin's Curassow nest?

Incubation: 32 days.

What does the Salvin's Curassow sound like?

Produces a deep, resonant booming call. Calls carry through Colombian and Ecuadorian Amazonian forest; the deep boom is the standard territorial call of the Mitu curassow genus.

How big is the Salvin's Curassow?

The Salvin's Curassow has a wingspan of 73.3 cm, weight of 3550.0 g.

What order and family does the Salvin's Curassow belong to?

The Salvin's Curassow (Mitu salvini) belongs to the order Galliformes and the family Cracidae.