Alagoas Curassow vs Speckled Chachalaca
Mitu mitu 比較対象 Ortalis guttata
Side-by-Side Comparison
| 属性 | Alagoas Curassow | Speckled Chachalaca |
|---|---|---|
| 学名 | Mitu mitu | Ortalis guttata |
| 目 | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| 科 | Cracidae | Cracidae |
| 保全状況 | Extinct in the Wild | Least Concern |
| 体長 | — | — |
| 翼開長 | 79.2 cm (31.2 in) | 38.5 cm (15.2 in) |
| 体重 | 2852.5 g (100.62 oz) | 502.25 g (17.72 oz) |
| 食性 | Frugivorous; eats fruits, seeds, and invertebrates in the ground and forest understorey. Extinct in wild; … | Eats fruits, berries, seeds, and leaves in Amazonian forest edges and gallery forest. Also takes … |
| 一腹卵数 | 2-3 | 3-4 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Alagoas Curassow
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.
Speckled Chachalaca
Produces a loud, raucous chachalaca chorus; individual calls have a slightly lower, coarser quality. Dawn choruses carry across Amazonian and Cerrado forest edge at sunrise.
Geographic Range & Migration
Alagoas Curassow
Endemic to northeastern Brazil in Alagoas. Extinct in the wild; survives only in captivity. Last wild record was 1980s.
Speckled Chachalaca
Resident in the Amazon Basin from eastern Peru and Ecuador east to Brazil and the Guianas. Found in lowland rainforest.
保全状況
Alagoas Curassow
Speckled Chachalaca
How to Tell Them Apart
Alagoas Curassow
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 …
Speckled Chachalaca
Olive-brown upperparts with fine pale buff speckling on breast and foreneck; grey head; bare reddish throat; lower underparts pale buff; tail dark brown with whitish outer tips.
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。
Speckled Chachalaca
A medium-sized cracid (~500 g) of family Cracidae, with finely speckled neck and breast feathers. Inhabits forest edges, scrubby second growth, and riverine thickets across Amazonian South America. Social and highly vocal, foraging in groups for fruits, berries, and seeds in the understory and lower canopy. Least Concern; widespread and common across Amazonia.