Alagoas Curassow vs East Brazilian Chachalaca

Mitu mitu 비교 대상 Ortalis araucuan

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Alagoas Curassow East Brazilian Chachalaca
학명 Mitu mitu Ortalis araucuan
Galliformes Galliformes
Cracidae Cracidae
보전 상태 Extinct in the Wild Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 79.2 cm (31.2 in) 36.0 cm (14.2 in)
체중 2852.5 g (100.62 oz) 550.0 g (19.40 oz)
식성 Frugivorous; eats fruits, seeds, and invertebrates in the ground and forest understorey. Extinct in wild; … Frugivorous; eats fruits, berries, seeds, and leaves in caatinga and Atlantic forest edges of northeastern …
산란 수 2-3 3
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Alagoas Curassow only

없음

East Brazilian Chachalaca only

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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.

East Brazilian Chachalaca

노래

Emits a loud, raucous chachalaca chorus; eastern Brazilian populations have a slightly nasal quality. Dawn choruses boom across Caatinga and Atlantic forest fragments.

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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.

East Brazilian Chachalaca

Endemic to northeastern Brazil in the states of Maranhão, Piauí, and Ceará. Found in caatinga dry scrub and transitional forest.

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보전 상태

Extinct in the Wild

Alagoas Curassow

Least Concern

East Brazilian Chachalaca

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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 …

East Brazilian Chachalaca

깃털

Brownish-olive upperparts; grey-brown head; bare reddish throat skin; underparts pale olive-buff with pale grey wash on breast; tail dark brown, outer feathers tipped pale whitish.

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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.

East Brazilian Chachalaca

A medium-sized cracid (~550 g) of family Cracidae, endemic to northeastern and eastern Brazil. Inhabits the caatinga scrublands, cerrado woodland edges, and Atlantic Forest fragments. Forages in groups on fruits, seeds, and leaves. Least Concern; one of the few cracids adapted to Brazil's semi-arid caatinga biome and tolerant of disturbed habitats.

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