Horned Curassow
Pauxi unicornis
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<birdfyi-bird slug="pauxi-unicornis"></birdfyi-bird>The Horned Curassow (Pauxi unicornis) is a bird species in the family Cracidae (chachalacas, guans & curassows), within the order Galliformes (gamebirds). Recorded measurements include a wingspan of 81.2 cm and a weight of 3.7 kg. The IUCN Red List classifies it as Critically Endangered.
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について
ボリビアとペルーのアンデス東斜面に生息するサケズドリで、単角のような円筒形の角盾が特徴的。湿潤な山岳林に生息し、個体数が少ない。
Physical Description
| Measurement | Value | Imperial |
|---|---|---|
| 翼開長 | 81.2 cm | 32.0 in |
| 体重 | 3725.0 g | 131.40 oz |
識別
羽毛
Glossy black; white lower belly and undertail; a single erect blue-grey conical horn on forehead (smaller than Helmeted Curassow casque); red bill; legs red. Very rare; horn distinguishes from all curassows.
Habitat & Range
分布域
Endemic to the east Andean slopes of Bolivia in Santa Cruz and Cochabamba at 1,000-2,000 m. Found in humid montane forest. Endangered.
Diet & Feeding
Frugivorous; eats large seeds, fruits, and invertebrates on the floor of Bolivian and Peruvian montane forests.
保全状況
行動と繁殖
営巣
Nest type: CP.
一腹卵数
1
鳴き声
さえずり
Emits a deep, resonant booming call. The powerful, far-carrying boom is infrequently recorded; Critically Endangered; calls in Bolivian cloud forest are among the rarest cracid sounds.
分類学
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| 目 | Galliformes (Gamebirds) |
| 科 | Cracidae (Chachalacas, Guans & Curassows) |
| Genus | Pauxi |
| 種 | Pauxi unicornis |
Distribution
Horned Curassow has been recorded in 1 countries.
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Other species in the Cracidae family