Rufous-headed Chachalaca vs Horned Curassow

Ortalis erythroptera 比較対象 Pauxi unicornis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Rufous-headed Chachalaca Horned Curassow
学名 Ortalis erythroptera Pauxi unicornis
Galliformes Galliformes
Cracidae Cracidae
保全状況 Vulnerable Critically Endangered
体長
翼開長 43.8 cm (17.2 in) 81.2 cm (32.0 in)
体重 632.5 g (22.31 oz) 3725.0 g (131.40 oz)
食性 Frugivorous; eats fruits, berries, seeds, and leaves in Pacific slope forests and forest edges of … 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

Rufous-headed Chachalaca only

Horned Curassow only

None

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Song & Call Comparison

Rufous-headed Chachalaca

さえずり

Emits a loud, raucous chachalaca chorus; individual calls are slightly higher than Rufous-vented. Dawn choruses carry across Ecuadorian and Peruvian coastal dry forest.

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

Rufous-headed Chachalaca

Resident in western Ecuador and northwestern Peru. Found in tropical deciduous forest and scrub in the Tumbes-Chocó-Magdalena region.

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

Vulnerable

Rufous-headed Chachalaca

Critically Endangered

Horned Curassow

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How to Tell Them Apart

Rufous-headed Chachalaca

羽毛

Brownish-olive body; head and upper neck warm rufous-cinnamon, distinctly contrasting with greyish-brown back; bare reddish throat wattle; underparts pale buff; tail dark with pale outer tips.

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

Rufous-headed Chachalaca

A medium-sized cracid (~630 g) of family Cracidae, with a striking rufous head. Inhabits humid and deciduous forests, forest edges, and scrub in western Ecuador and northwestern Peru. Feeds on fruits and leaves in the forest understory and canopy. Vulnerable due to extensive deforestation in the Tumbesian region, one of the world's most threatened biodiversity hotspots.

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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