Grey-headed Chachalaca vs Horned Curassow

Ortalis cinereiceps 比較対象 Pauxi unicornis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Grey-headed Chachalaca Horned Curassow
学名 Ortalis cinereiceps Pauxi unicornis
Galliformes Galliformes
Cracidae Cracidae
保全状況 Least Concern Critically Endangered
体長
翼開長 41.1 cm (16.2 in) 81.2 cm (32.0 in)
体重 566.5 g (19.98 oz) 3725.0 g (131.40 oz)
食性 Frugivorous and folivorous; eats fruits, berries, leaves, and buds in Central American forest edges and … Frugivorous; eats large seeds, fruits, and invertebrates on the floor of Bolivian and Peruvian montane …
一腹卵数 3 1
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Grey-headed Chachalaca only

None

Horned Curassow only

None

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Song & Call Comparison

Grey-headed Chachalaca

さえずり

Produces a loud, raucous cha-cha-lac chorus at dawn; individual notes are hoarser and lower than Plain Chachalaca. Groups call antiphonally from treetops in Central American forest edge.

Horned Curassow

さえずり

Emits a deep, resonant booming call. The powerful, far-carrying boom is infrequently recorded; Critically Endangered; calls in Bolivian cloud forest are among the rarest cracid sounds.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Grey-headed Chachalaca

Resident from Honduras south through Central America to Panama and northwestern Colombia. Found in humid forest and dense vegetation.

Horned Curassow

Endemic to the east Andean slopes of Bolivia in Santa Cruz and Cochabamba at 1,000-2,000 m. Found in humid montane forest. Endangered.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Grey-headed Chachalaca

Critically Endangered

Horned Curassow

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How to Tell Them Apart

Grey-headed Chachalaca

羽毛

Olive-brown body; head and neck distinctly grey contrasting with brownish back; bare reddish throat skin; underparts pale buff-grey; tail graduated, brown with paler tips on outer feathers.

Horned Curassow

羽毛

Glossy black; white lower belly and undertail; a single erect blue-grey conical horn on forehead (smaller than Helmeted Curassow casque); red bill; legs red. Very rare; horn distinguishes from all …

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About These Birds

Grey-headed Chachalaca

A medium-sized cracid (~565 g) of family Cracidae, with a distinctive grey head and olive-brown body. Inhabits humid tropical forests, forest edges, and scrublands from Honduras south to northwestern Colombia. Forages in groups for fruits, berries, leaves, and insects in the understory and canopy. Least Concern; common throughout its range in Central American lowlands.

Horned Curassow

ボリビアとペルーのアンデス東斜面に生息するサケズドリで、単角のような円筒形の角盾が特徴的。湿潤な山岳林に生息し、個体数が少ない。

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