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| − | + | [[Image:Great_curassow_by_megan_perkins.JPG|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|megan+perkins|megan perkins}}<br />La Selva Biological Station, [[Costa Rica]], March 2010]] | |
| − | [[Image:Great_curassow_by_megan_perkins.JPG|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|megan+perkins|megan perkins}}<br /> | ||
;[[:Category:Crax|Crax]] rubra | ;[[:Category:Crax|Crax]] rubra | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | Male 87–92 cm, female 78–84 cm<br /> | ||
| + | Male: all black, yellow cere | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[Central America]]:<br /> | + | [[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]]:<br /> |
| − | [[Mexico]], [[Guatemala]], [[Belize]], [[El Salvador]], [[Honduras]], [[Nicaragua]], [[Costa Rica]] | + | '''Central America''': found in [[Mexico]], [[Guatemala]], [[Belize]], [[El Salvador]], [[Honduras]], [[Nicaragua]], [[Costa Rica]] and [[Panama]]<br /> |
| − | + | '''South America''': [[Colombia]], [[Ecuador]] and [[Brazil]] | |
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| − | [[Colombia]], [[Ecuador]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | [[Image: | + | [[Image:Great Curassow f La Selva CR.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|firecrest15|firecrest15}}<br />La Selva Bio Research Station, eastern [[Costa Rica]], May 2009]] |
| − | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | + | ====Subspecies==== |
| + | There are 2 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
*''C. r. rubra'': | *''C. r. rubra'': | ||
:* Eastern [[Mexico]] to western [[Ecuador]] | :* Eastern [[Mexico]] to western [[Ecuador]] | ||
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:*Cozumel Island (off Yucatán coast of [[Mexico]]). Possibly extirpated | :*Cozumel Island (off Yucatán coast of [[Mexico]]). Possibly extirpated | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | Humid rainforests | + | Humid rainforests, lowland coastal jungle. |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | + | ====Diet==== | |
| + | Their diet consists of fruit and figs. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug13}}#Avibase |
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2014) | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Crax+rubra}} | {{GSearch|Crax+rubra}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Crax]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Crax]] | ||
Revision as of 23:00, 18 July 2014
- Crax rubra
Identification
Male 87–92 cm, female 78–84 cm
Male: all black, yellow cere
Distribution
Central and South America:
Central America: found in Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama
South America: Colombia, Ecuador and Brazil
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 2 subspecies[1]:
- C. r. rubra:
- C. r. griscomi:
- Cozumel Island (off Yucatán coast of Mexico). Possibly extirpated
Habitat
Humid rainforests, lowland coastal jungle.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of fruit and figs.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Great Curassow. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 6 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Great_Curassow
