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Sira Curassow

Pauxi koepckeae

Critically Endangered

Chiều Dài Sải Cánh

93,6 cm

Khối Lượng

3745,0 g

Họ

Cracidae

Bộ

Galliformes

Giới Thiệu

A large cracid (~3.7 kg) of family Cracidae, with a stout turquoise casque and black-and-white plumage. Restricted to the Sira mountains of central Peru. Inhabits humid montane and foothill forests at 600–1,600 m elevation. Forages on the forest floor for fruits and seeds. Critically Endangered with an extremely small range; threatened by logging, agricultural conversion, and hunting.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh	93,6 cm	36.9 in
Khối Lượng	3745,0 g	132.10 oz

Nhận Dạng

Bộ Lông

Glossy black overall; white lower belly; pale blue-grey conical casque on forehead similar to Horned Curassow; red bill and red legs. Extremely rare and poorly known; casque shape and large size are distinctive.

Habitat & Range

🌲 Forest

Phạm Vi Địa Lý

Endemic to the Sira Cordillera of central Peru in Ucayali and Huánuco at 600-1,400 m. Found in humid foothill forest. Critically endangered.

Diet & Feeding

Eats large seeds, fruits, and invertebrates in Peruvian foothill forests. Critically endangered; diet poorly documented.

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Critically Endangered

IUCN Red List

Âm Thanh

Tiếng Hót

Produces a deep, resonant booming call. Critically Endangered; calls are essentially unknown in the wild; captive birds give deep, resonant booming typical of Pauxi curassows.

Phân Loại Học

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Bộ	Galliformes (Gamebirds)
Họ	Cracidae (Chachalacas, Guans & Curassows)
Genus	Pauxi
Loài	Pauxi koepckeae

Distribution

Sira Curassow has been recorded in 1 countries.

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Hiện Diện Not recorded

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🇳🇴 Norway

External Databases

Câu Hỏi Thường Gặp

What does the Sira Curassow eat?

Eats large seeds, fruits, and invertebrates in Peruvian foothill forests. Critically endangered; diet poorly documented.

Where does the Sira Curassow live?

Endemic to the Sira Cordillera of central Peru in Ucayali and Huánuco at 600-1,400 m. Found in humid foothill forest. Critically endangered.

Is the Sira Curassow endangered?

The Sira Curassow has a conservation status of Critically Endangered.

What does the Sira Curassow sound like?

Produces a deep, resonant booming call. Critically Endangered; calls are essentially unknown in the wild; captive birds give deep, resonant booming typical of Pauxi curassows.

How big is the Sira Curassow?

The Sira Curassow has a wingspan of 93.6 cm, weight of 3745.0 g.

What order and family does the Sira Curassow belong to?

The Sira Curassow (Pauxi koepckeae) belongs to the order Galliformes and the family Cracidae.