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Great Curassow

Crax rubra

Vulnerable

Envergadura

76,2 cm

Peso

3756,1666666666665 g

Família

Cracidae

Ordem

Galliformes

Sobre

Mutum-vermelho (Crax rubra) — O maior cracídeo das Américas, podendo atingir 92 cm. Distribui-se do México à Colômbia e Equador. Macho negro com cera amarela pronunciada; fêmea barrada de castanho. Habita florestas tropicais densas de baixada. Caçado intensivamente em toda a distribuição. Persiste em reservas e parques nacionais.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
Envergadura	76,2 cm	30.0 in
Peso	3756,1666666666665 g	132.49 oz

Identificação

Plumagem

Male glossy black with white belly and curly black crest; bright yellow knob at bill base; female dimorphic with three morphs: barred brown, rufous, or black, all with barred tails and curly crests.

Habitat & Range

🌲 Forest 🏖️ Coastal

Distribuição geográfica

Resident from Mexico through Central America south to western Ecuador and Colombia. Found in lowland and foothill humid forest to 1,500 m.

Diet & Feeding

Eats large fallen fruits, seeds, and invertebrates on forest floor in Central and South American lowland forests. Swallows seeds whole.

Estado de conservação

Vulnerable

IUCN Red List

Comportamento e reprodução

Nidificação

Incubation: 28-33 days.

Tamanho da postura

Som

Canto

Emits a deep, resonant booming call; male also produces loud, crowing notes. The powerful boom carries through Central American and northwestern South American tropical forest at dawn.

Taxonomia

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

Distribution

Great 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 Great Curassow eat?

Eats large fallen fruits, seeds, and invertebrates on forest floor in Central and South American lowland forests. Swallows seeds whole.

Where does the Great Curassow live?

Resident from Mexico through Central America south to western Ecuador and Colombia. Found in lowland and foothill humid forest to 1,500 m.

Is the Great Curassow endangered?

The Great Curassow has a conservation status of Vulnerable.

How does the Great Curassow nest?

Incubation: 28-33 days.

What does the Great Curassow sound like?

Emits a deep, resonant booming call; male also produces loud, crowing notes. The powerful boom carries through Central American and northwestern South American tropical forest at dawn.

How big is the Great Curassow?

The Great Curassow has a wingspan of 76.2 cm, weight of 3756.1666666666665 g.

What order and family does the Great Curassow belong to?

The Great Curassow (Crax rubra) belongs to the order Galliformes and the family Cracidae.