Alagoas Curassow vs Nocturnal Curassow

Mitu mitu 비교 대상 Nothocrax urumutum

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Alagoas Curassow Nocturnal Curassow
학명 Mitu mitu Nothocrax urumutum
Galliformes Galliformes
Cracidae Cracidae
보전 상태 Extinct in the Wild Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 79.2 cm (31.2 in) 56.1 cm (22.1 in)
체중 2852.5 g (100.62 oz) 1368.0 g (48.25 oz)
식성 Frugivorous; eats fruits, seeds, and invertebrates in the ground and forest understorey. Extinct in wild; … Frugivorous; eats fruits, seeds, and small invertebrates in Amazonian lowland forests. Nocturnal; rarely observed foraging.
산란 수 2-3 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Alagoas Curassow only

없음

Nocturnal Curassow only

없음

Song & Call Comparison

Alagoas Curassow

노래

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.

Nocturnal Curassow

노래

Produces a loud, far-carrying booming call at night; calls are resonant and owl-like. This nocturnal curassow's deep, resonant booming is heard after dark in western Amazonian forest.

Geographic Range & Migration

Alagoas Curassow

Endemic to northeastern Brazil in Alagoas. Extinct in the wild; survives only in captivity. Last wild record was 1980s.

Nocturnal Curassow

Resident in the western Amazon Basin in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, and Brazil. Found in lowland terra firme rainforest.

보전 상태

Extinct in the Wild

Alagoas Curassow

Least Concern

Nocturnal Curassow

How to Tell Them Apart

Alagoas Curassow

깃털

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 …

Nocturnal Curassow

깃털

Chestnut-brown above with blackish scaling; head and neck dark with small black crest tipped rufous; face bare red-orange; underparts pale buff barred chestnut; tail chestnut broadly banded black.

About These Birds

Alagoas Curassow

대형 검은색 큐라소 새로 체장 약 89cm이며, 전신이 광택 있는 검은색이고 보석처럼 붉은 부리와 파란 기저를 갖는다. 야생에서는 멸종한 것으로 추정되며 브라질 북동부 대서양 숲에 서식했다. 과실류와 씨앗을 먹었다. 멸종위기 종이다.

Nocturnal Curassow

A medium-large cracid (~1.4 kg) of family Cracidae, the only curassow known for crepuscular and nocturnal activity. Has reddish-brown barred plumage and a small crest. Inhabits humid lowland rainforest in the western Amazon basin in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Brazil. Feeds on fruits and invertebrates. Least Concern; secretive behavior and dense forest habitat provide natural protection.

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