Alagoas Curassow vs Rufous-vented Chachalaca

Mitu mitu 比較対象 Ortalis ruficauda

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Alagoas Curassow Rufous-vented Chachalaca
学名 Mitu mitu Ortalis ruficauda
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) 44.0 cm (17.3 in)
体重 2852.5 g (100.62 oz) 604.4 g (21.32 oz)
食性 Frugivorous; eats fruits, seeds, and invertebrates in the ground and forest understorey. Extinct in wild; … Eats fruits, berries, leaves, flowers, and small insects in Venezuelan forest edges, scrub, and coastal …
一腹卵数 2-3 3-4
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Alagoas Curassow only

None

Rufous-vented Chachalaca only

None

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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.

Rufous-vented Chachalaca

さえずり

Produces a loud, raucous chachalaca chorus; individual notes are slightly harsher than Plain Chachalaca. Dawn choruses ring across Venezuelan and Trinidadian dry forest and forest edge.

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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.

Rufous-vented Chachalaca

Resident in northern Venezuela and Trinidad. Found in dry forest, scrub, and woodland edges in lowland areas.

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保全状況

Extinct in the Wild

Alagoas Curassow

Least Concern

Rufous-vented 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 …

Rufous-vented Chachalaca

羽毛

Olive-brown above; grey head; bare reddish throat; underparts buff-grey grading to rich rufous-cinnamon on vent and undertail coverts; tail dark brown with buff-tipped 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。

Rufous-vented Chachalaca

A medium-sized cracid (~605 g) of family Cracidae, with rufous undertail coverts and a bare red throat. Found in forest edges, thorn scrub, and deciduous woodland in Venezuela and Trinidad. Forages in groups for fruits, seeds, and leaves. Least Concern; a familiar bird in Venezuela, adapted to disturbed habitats and gardens as well as natural scrublands.

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