Alagoas Curassow vs Rufous-headed Chachalaca

Mitu mitu 比較対象 Ortalis ruficeps

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Alagoas Curassow Rufous-headed Chachalaca
学名 Mitu mitu Ortalis ruficeps
Galliformes Galliformes
Cracidae Cracidae
保全状況 Extinct in the Wild Not Evaluated
体長
翼開長 79.2 cm (31.2 in)
体重 2852.5 g (100.62 oz) 495.0 g (17.46 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 northeastern Brazilian caatinga and forest edges.
一腹卵数 2-3 --
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Alagoas Curassow only

None

Rufous-headed 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-headed Chachalaca

さえずり

Emits a loud, raucous chachalaca chorus; individual calls are slightly raspy. Dawn choruses ring across Brazilian interior forest and cerrado; recently described species.

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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-headed Chachalaca

Resident in northeastern Brazil from Maranhão to Bahia. Found in caatinga dry scrub and transitional forest.

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保全状況

Extinct in the Wild

Alagoas Curassow

Not Evaluated

Rufous-headed 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-headed Chachalaca

羽毛

Olive-brown body; crown and nape washed rufous-cinnamon; bare pink throat skin; underparts pale grey-buff; tail dark brownish with buff outer-feather tips. Similar to O. erythroptera but head less intensely rufous.

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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-headed Chachalaca

A medium-sized cracid (~495 g) of family Cracidae, with a rufous crown and head. Endemic to northeastern Brazil, primarily found in caatinga scrubland and dry forest habitats. Forages on fruits and vegetation in small groups. Not Evaluated by IUCN; taxonomy is debated as it may represent a subspecies or synonym of related chachalaca taxa. Little studied in the wild.

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