Rufous-bellied Chachalaca vs Sira Curassow

Ortalis wagleri 比較対象 Pauxi koepckeae

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Rufous-bellied Chachalaca Sira Curassow
学名 Ortalis wagleri Pauxi koepckeae
Galliformes Galliformes
Cracidae Cracidae
保全状況 Least Concern Critically Endangered
体長
翼開長 48.3 cm (19.0 in) 93.6 cm (36.9 in)
体重 834.0 g (29.42 oz) 3745.0 g (132.10 oz)
食性 Feeds on fruits, berries, seeds, leaves, and small invertebrates in Mexican thorn scrub and deciduous … Eats large seeds, fruits, and invertebrates in Peruvian foothill forests. Critically endangered; diet poorly documented.
一腹卵数 3 --
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Rufous-bellied Chachalaca only

Sira Curassow only

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Song & Call Comparison

Rufous-bellied Chachalaca

さえずり

Produces a loud, deep raucous chorus; the lowest-pitched Ortalis chachalaca call. The deep, resonant cha-cha-LAC booms across Mexican Pacific slope deciduous forest at dawn.

Sira Curassow

さえずり

Produces a deep, resonant booming call. Critically Endangered; calls are essentially unknown in the wild; captive birds give deep, resonant booming typical of Pauxi curassows.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Rufous-bellied Chachalaca

Endemic to the Pacific coast of western Mexico from Sinaloa to Colima. Found in tropical dry forest and thorn scrub.

Sira Curassow

Endemic to the Sira Cordillera of central Peru in Ucayali and Huánuco at 600-1,400 m. Found in humid foothill forest. Critically endangered.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Rufous-bellied Chachalaca

Critically Endangered

Sira Curassow

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How to Tell Them Apart

Rufous-bellied Chachalaca

羽毛

Olive-brown above; head grey with bare reddish throat; underparts strongly washed rufous-buff becoming deep rufous on belly and flanks; graduated tail dark brown with pale-tipped outer feathers.

Sira Curassow

羽毛

Glossy black overall; white lower belly; pale blue-grey conical casque on forehead similar to Horned Curassow; red bill and red legs. Extremely rare and poorly known; casque shape and large …

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About These Birds

Rufous-bellied Chachalaca

A larger chachalaca (~834 g) of family Cracidae, with a rufous wash on the underparts. Endemic to the Pacific slope of northwestern Mexico, from Sonora to Jalisco. Inhabits tropical dry forest, thorn scrub, and deciduous woodland. Forages in groups on fruits, seeds, and insects. Least Concern; range restricted to the Mexican Pacific coast but populations remain stable.

Sira Curassow

ペルー固有のサケズドリで、アンデス山脈東斜面の雲霧林に生息する。球状の角盾が特徴的で、生息地の消失と狩猟により絶滅危惧種に指定されている。

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