Bare-faced Curassow vs Alagoas Curassow

Crax fasciolata comparado com Mitu mitu

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Bare-faced Curassow Alagoas Curassow
Nome científico Crax fasciolata Mitu mitu
Ordem Galliformes Galliformes
Família Cracidae Cracidae
Estado de conservação Vulnerable Extinct in the Wild
Comprimento
Envergadura 71,0 cm (28.0 in) 79,2 cm (31.2 in)
Peso 2580,0 g (91.01 oz) 2852,5 g (100.62 oz)
Dieta Frugivorous; eats large fallen fruits, seeds, and invertebrates on ground in Brazilian Cerrado, pantanal, and … Frugivorous; eats fruits, seeds, and invertebrates in the ground and forest understorey. Extinct in wild; …
Tamanho da postura 2-3 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Bare-faced Curassow only

Alagoas Curassow only

Nenhum

Song & Call Comparison

Bare-faced Curassow

Canto

Produces a deep, resonant booming call; male and female give guttural clucking contact calls. Calls carry through Brazilian Cerrado and gallery forest at dawn.

Alagoas Curassow

Canto

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.

Geographic Range & Migration

Bare-faced Curassow

Resident in central South America from Brazil south to Bolivia, Paraguay, and Argentina. Found in cerrado, dry forest, and gallery woodland.

Alagoas Curassow

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

Estado de conservação

Vulnerable

Bare-faced Curassow

Extinct in the Wild

Alagoas Curassow

How to Tell Them Apart

Bare-faced Curassow

Plumagem

Male is glossy black with white belly; curly crest; large area of bare yellow facial skin; yellow bill with no knob. Female is black barred with chestnut; extensive bare facial …

Alagoas Curassow

Plumagem

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 …

About These Birds

Bare-faced Curassow

Mutum-de-fita (Crax fasciolata) — Mutum de médio porte da América do Sul central, do Brasil ao Paraguai e Bolívia. Macho negro com cera amarela; fêmea barrada acastanhada. Habita florestas semidecíduas e cerradão. Caçado intensivamente. Menos ameaçado do que outros mutuns graças a ocorrer parcialmente no Pantanal e cerrado mais acessíveis.

Alagoas Curassow

A large cracid (~2.9 kg) of family Cracidae, with glossy black plumage and a distinctive red knobbed bill. Extinct in the Wild; the last wild individuals disappeared from Alagoas, Brazil by the 1980s due to deforestation of the Atlantic Forest. A captive population survives in Brazilian zoos, with reintroduction programs underway. One of the most critically imperiled birds globally.

More Birds to Explore

Explore the Nature FYI Family