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Wattled Curassow

Crax globulosa

Endangered

กว้างปีก

69.9 cm

น้ำหนัก

2500.0 g

วงศ์ตระกูล

Cracidae

อันดับ

Galliformes

เกี่ยวกับเรา

A large cracid (~2.5 kg) of family Cracidae, males black with a distinctive globular red wattle and curly crest. Inhabits seasonally flooded várzea and igapó forests along major Amazon and Orinoco river systems. Forages for fruits and seeds near water. Endangered; highly dependent on flooded forest habitats that are increasingly affected by dam construction and deforestation.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
กว้างปีก	69.9 cm	27.5 in
น้ำหนัก	2500.0 g	88.18 oz

การยืนยันชนิดพันธุ์

ขนนก

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

อาณาเขตทางภูมิศาสตร์

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.

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Endangered

IUCN Red List

พฤติกรรมและการผสมพันธุ์

จำนวนไข่

เสียง

เสียงร้อง

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

อนุกรมวิทยา

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
อันดับ	Galliformes (Gamebirds)
วงศ์ตระกูล	Cracidae (Chachalacas, Guans & Curassows)
Genus	Crax
ชนิดพันธุ์	Crax globulosa

Distribution

Wattled Curassow has been recorded in 3 countries.

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พบ Not recorded

countries highlighted

🇳🇴 Norway 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador

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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.