Alagoas Curassow vs White-throated Piping-guan
Mitu mitu เปรียบเทียบกับ Pipile grayi
Side-by-Side Comparison
| คุณสมบัติ | Alagoas Curassow | White-throated Piping-guan |
|---|---|---|
| ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ | Mitu mitu | Pipile grayi |
| อันดับ | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| วงศ์ตระกูล | Cracidae | Cracidae |
| สถานะการอนุรักษ์ | Extinct in the Wild | Near Threatened |
| ความยาว | — | — |
| กว้างปีก | 79.2 cm (31.2 in) | 65.3 cm (25.7 in) |
| น้ำหนัก | 2852.5 g (100.62 oz) | 1239.0 g (43.70 oz) |
| อาหาร | Frugivorous; eats fruits, seeds, and invertebrates in the ground and forest understorey. Extinct in wild; … | Frugivorous; eats fruits, berries, seeds, and leaves in South American lowland forests east of the … |
| จำนวนไข่ | 2-3 | -- |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Alagoas Curassow
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.
White-throated Piping-guan
Produces loud, resonant piping calls and wing-whirring displays. Near Threatened; the clear, carrying piping call echoes through Bolivian and Brazilian Amazonian forest.
Geographic Range & Migration
Alagoas Curassow
Endemic to northeastern Brazil in Alagoas. Extinct in the wild; survives only in captivity. Last wild record was 1980s.
White-throated Piping-guan
Resident in the Amazon Basin of Bolivia and Brazil, south of the Amazon River. Found in lowland rainforest.
สถานะการอนุรักษ์
Alagoas Curassow
White-throated Piping-guan
How to Tell Them Apart
Alagoas Curassow
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 …
White-throated Piping-guan
Glossy black body; large white wing patches; pale blue-white bare facial skin; pendulous wattle pale blue-white; white crest and white spotting on neck; throat area paler than Blue-throated relative.
About These Birds
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.
White-throated Piping-guan
A large cracid (~1.2 kg) of family Cracidae, with a white throat wattle and striking white wing patches. Found in humid lowland forests of Bolivia and western Mato Grosso, Brazil. Inhabits terra firme and seasonally flooded Amazonian forest. Feeds on fruits and seeds in the forest canopy. Near Threatened due to deforestation and hunting in southwestern Amazonia.