Alagoas Curassow vs Scaled Chachalaca

Mitu mitu 비교 대상 Ortalis squamata

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Alagoas Curassow Scaled Chachalaca
학명 Mitu mitu Ortalis squamata
Galliformes Galliformes
Cracidae Cracidae
보전 상태 Extinct in the Wild Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 79.2 cm (31.2 in) 41.2 cm (16.2 in)
체중 2852.5 g (100.62 oz) 559.0 g (19.72 oz)
식성 Frugivorous; eats fruits, seeds, and invertebrates in the ground and forest understorey. Extinct in wild; … Eats fruits, berries, seeds, and leaves in Atlantic forest edges and secondary growth of southeastern …
산란 수 2-3 3
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Alagoas Curassow only

없음

Scaled 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.

Scaled Chachalaca

노래

Produces a loud, raucous chachalaca chorus; calls are slightly deeper than East Brazilian Chachalaca. Groups call from treetops in southeastern Brazilian Atlantic forest edge at dawn.

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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.

Scaled Chachalaca

Resident in southeastern Brazil from Espírito Santo to Rio Grande do Sul. Found in Atlantic Forest and gallery woodland.

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보전 상태

Extinct in the Wild

Alagoas Curassow

Least Concern

Scaled 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 …

Scaled Chachalaca

깃털

Olive-brown above; grey head; bare reddish throat; breast and flanks prominently scaled with dark feather edges creating scalloped pattern; tail dark with pale-tipped outer feathers.

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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.

Scaled Chachalaca

A medium-sized cracid (~560 g) of family Cracidae, with scaly patterning on the neck and upper breast. Endemic to southeastern Brazil, inhabiting Atlantic Forest and its edges, humid lowland forests, and secondary vegetation. Forages in groups for fruits and seeds in the forest canopy. Least Concern; restricted to one of the world's most threatened biomes but adaptable to degraded habitats.

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