Alagoas Curassow vs White-bellied Chachalaca

Mitu mitu 比較対象 Ortalis leucogastra

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Alagoas Curassow White-bellied Chachalaca
学名 Mitu mitu Ortalis leucogastra
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) 41.7 cm (16.4 in)
体重 2852.5 g (100.62 oz) 499.5 g (17.62 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 Central American forest edges and scrubby second-growth …
一腹卵数 2-3 2-3
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Alagoas Curassow only

None

White-bellied 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.

White-bellied Chachalaca

さえずり

Emits a loud, raucous chachalaca chorus; individual call is slightly higher and thinner. Dawn choruses ring across Central American Pacific slope forest and scrub.

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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.

White-bellied Chachalaca

Resident in Central America from Mexico south to Nicaragua. Found in tropical dry and humid forests and forest edges.

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保全状況

Extinct in the Wild

Alagoas Curassow

Least Concern

White-bellied 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 …

White-bellied Chachalaca

羽毛

Olive-brown upperparts; grey head with bare reddish throat; underparts strikingly white-bellied, contrasting sharply with brownish sides; tail dark with white tips on outer feathers.

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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。

White-bellied Chachalaca

A medium-sized cracid (~500 g) of family Cracidae, distinguished by pale whitish underparts. Found in Pacific lowland forests, scrub, and forest edges from southern Mexico to northwestern Costa Rica. Forages in noisy flocks on fruits, buds, and seeds in the forest canopy and edges. Least Concern; thrives in disturbed habitats and secondary growth across its Central American range.

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