Alagoas Curassow vs East Brazilian Chachalaca

Mitu mitu 比較対象 Ortalis araucuan

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Alagoas Curassow East Brazilian Chachalaca
学名 Mitu mitu Ortalis araucuan
Galliformes Galliformes
Cracidae Cracidae
保全状況 Extinct in the Wild Least Concern
体長
翼開長 79.2 cm (31.2 in) 36.0 cm (14.2 in)
体重 2852.5 g (100.62 oz) 550.0 g (19.40 oz)
食性 Frugivorous; eats fruits, seeds, and invertebrates in the ground and forest understorey. Extinct in wild; … Frugivorous; eats fruits, berries, seeds, and leaves in caatinga and Atlantic forest edges of northeastern …
一腹卵数 2-3 3
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Alagoas Curassow only

None

East Brazilian Chachalaca only

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Song & Call Comparison

Alagoas Curassow

さえずり

Extirpated from wild (EW). Calls documented from captive birds: a deep, resonant booming similar to Razor-billed Curassow; flocks give low, guttural clucking contact calls.

East Brazilian Chachalaca

さえずり

Emits a loud, raucous chachalaca chorus; eastern Brazilian populations have a slightly nasal quality. Dawn choruses boom across Caatinga and Atlantic forest fragments.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Alagoas Curassow

Endemic to northeastern Brazil in Alagoas. Extinct in the wild; survives only in captivity. Last wild record was 1980s.

East Brazilian Chachalaca

Endemic to northeastern Brazil in the states of Maranhão, Piauí, and Ceará. Found in caatinga dry scrub and transitional forest.

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保全状況

Extinct in the Wild

Alagoas Curassow

Least Concern

East Brazilian Chachalaca

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How to Tell Them Apart

Alagoas Curassow

羽毛

Glossy black body; white lower belly and undertail; massive compressed red bill with orange-yellow tip; no head ornamentation. Now extinct in wild; the large red razor bill was its most …

East Brazilian Chachalaca

羽毛

Brownish-olive upperparts; grey-brown head; bare reddish throat skin; underparts pale olive-buff with pale grey wash on breast; tail dark brown, outer feathers tipped pale whitish.

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About These Birds

Alagoas Curassow

ブラジルのアラゴアス州固有のアラゴアスクラシオウ。体長80〜90cm。黒い羽毛と赤い嘴基部の瘤が特徴的。野生では絶滅し、現在は繁殖プログラムのみで生存する。絶滅危惧種。

East Brazilian Chachalaca

A medium-sized cracid (~550 g) of family Cracidae, endemic to northeastern and eastern Brazil. Inhabits the caatinga scrublands, cerrado woodland edges, and Atlantic Forest fragments. Forages in groups on fruits, seeds, and leaves. Least Concern; one of the few cracids adapted to Brazil's semi-arid caatinga biome and tolerant of disturbed habitats.

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