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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 />La Selva Biological Station, [[Costa Rica]], March 2010]] |
;[[:Category:Crax|Crax]] rubra | ;[[:Category:Crax|Crax]] rubra | ||
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'''South America''': [[Colombia]], [[Ecuador]] and [[Brazil]] | '''South America''': [[Colombia]], [[Ecuador]] and [[Brazil]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
− | [[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]] | + | [[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]] |
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There are 2 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | There are 2 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: |
Revision as of 11:47, 24 August 2019
- 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