Alagoas Curassow vs Red-throated Piping-guan
Mitu mitu ile kıyaslandığında Pipile cujubi
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Özellik | Alagoas Curassow | Red-throated Piping-guan |
|---|---|---|
| Bilimsel Ad | Mitu mitu | Pipile cujubi |
| Takım | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| Familya | Cracidae | Cracidae |
| Koruma Durumu | Extinct in the Wild | Vulnerable |
| Uzunluk | — | — |
| Kanat Açıklığı | 79,2 cm (31.2 in) | 69,6 cm (27.4 in) |
| Ağırlık | 2852,5 g (100.62 oz) | 1200,0 g (42.33 oz) |
| Beslenme | Frugivorous; eats fruits, seeds, and invertebrates in the ground and forest understorey. Extinct in wild; … | Eats fruits, berries, seeds, and leaves in Amazonian forests. Forages in canopy; diet similar to … |
| Kuluçka Büyüklüğü | 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.
Red-throated Piping-guan
Emits loud, piping calls and strong wing-whirring displays. Vulnerable; the resonant piping call echoes through southwestern Amazonian forest; wing-whirring display is diagnostic.
Geographic Range & Migration
Alagoas Curassow
Endemic to northeastern Brazil in Alagoas. Extinct in the wild; survives only in captivity. Last wild record was 1980s.
Red-throated Piping-guan
Resident in the Amazon Basin from Venezuela and Colombia south to Bolivia and Brazil, north of the Amazon. Found in lowland forest.
Koruma Durumu
Alagoas Curassow
Red-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 …
Red-throated Piping-guan
Glossy black overall; white wing patches; bare red throat skin and wattle distinguishing it from blue-wattled relatives; white forehead and crest; white neck spotting; red facial skin is distinctive.
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.
Red-throated Piping-guan
A large cracid (~1.2 kg) of family Cracidae, with a red-and-white throat wattle and white wing patches. Found in lowland Amazon rainforest in central and eastern Brazil, and parts of Bolivia and Peru. Arboreal frugivore, foraging in the forest canopy. Vulnerable due to ongoing deforestation and intensive hunting throughout its Amazonian range.