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Wattled Curassow

Crax globulosa

Endangered

Envergadura

69,9 cm

Peso

2500,0 g

Família

Cracidae

Ordem

Galliformes

Sobre

Mutum-de-penacho (Crax globulosa) — Mutum raro das várzeas amazônicas do Peru, Colômbia, Equador e Brasil. Plumagem preta com cera avermelhada globulosa. Habita florestas inundáveis ao longo de grandes rios amazônicos. Muito ameaçado pela caça e perda de floresta de várzea. Classificado como vulnerável pela IUCN.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
Envergadura	69,9 cm	27.5 in
Peso	2500,0 g	88.18 oz

Identificação

Plumagem

Male glossy black with white belly; curly black crest; dark red knob and wattle at bill base; no yellow. Female black with pale barring; reddish bill ornaments present but smaller. Red wattle is distinctive.

Habitat & Range

🌲 Forest

Distribuição geográfica

Resident in the upper Amazon Basin from Colombia and Peru south to Bolivia and Brazil. Found in lowland and flooded várzea forest.

Diet & Feeding

Eats large fruits, seeds, and invertebrates on floors of Amazonian várzea forests. Vulnerable; forages along riverine forest edges.

Estado de conservação

Endangered

IUCN Red List

Comportamento e reprodução

Tamanho da postura

Som

Canto

Emits a deep, resonant booming call and guttural contact clucking. Endangered; the deep boom carries through Amazonian flooded forest (várzea); increasingly rarely heard.

Taxonomia

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Ordem	Galliformes (Gamebirds)
Família	Cracidae (Chachalacas, Guans & Curassows)
Genus	Crax
Espécies	Crax globulosa

Distribution

Wattled Curassow has been recorded in 3 countries.

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Presente Not recorded

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🇳🇴 Norway 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador

External Databases

Perguntas frequentes

What does the Wattled Curassow eat?

Eats large fruits, seeds, and invertebrates on floors of Amazonian várzea forests. Vulnerable; forages along riverine forest edges.

Where does the Wattled Curassow live?

Resident in the upper Amazon Basin from Colombia and Peru south to Bolivia and Brazil. Found in lowland and flooded várzea forest.

Is the Wattled Curassow endangered?

The Wattled Curassow has a conservation status of Endangered.

What does the Wattled Curassow sound like?

Emits a deep, resonant booming call and guttural contact clucking. Endangered; the deep boom carries through Amazonian flooded forest (várzea); increasingly rarely heard.

How big is the Wattled Curassow?

The Wattled Curassow has a wingspan of 69.9 cm, weight of 2500.0 g.

What order and family does the Wattled Curassow belong to?

The Wattled Curassow (Crax globulosa) belongs to the order Galliformes and the family Cracidae.