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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]] |
;[[:Category:Crax|Crax]] rubra | ;[[:Category:Crax|Crax]] rubra | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
+ | Male 87–92 cm, female 78–84 cm<br /> | ||
+ | Male: all black, yellow cere | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
+ | [[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]]:<br /> | ||
+ | '''Central America''': found in [[Mexico]], [[Guatemala]], [[Belize]], [[El Salvador]], [[Honduras]], [[Nicaragua]], [[Costa Rica]] and [[Panama]]<br /> | ||
+ | '''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]] | ||
+ | ====Subspecies==== | ||
+ | There are 2 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
+ | *''C. r. rubra'': | ||
+ | :* Eastern [[Mexico]] to western [[Ecuador]] | ||
+ | *''C. r. griscomi'': | ||
+ | :*Cozumel Island (off Yucatán coast of [[Mexico]]). Smaller, female legs may be yellowish and some other minor plumage differences. Population around 300 but declining, likely due to poaching<sup>[[#References|[4]]]</sup> | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
+ | Humid rainforests, lowland coastal jungle. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
+ | ====Diet==== | ||
+ | Their diet consists of fruit and figs. | ||
+ | ==References== | ||
+ | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug13}}#Avibase | ||
+ | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2014) | ||
+ | #see: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/272886163_The_Cozumel_Curassow_Abundance_habitat_preference_and_conservation | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:18, 24 August 2023
- 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:
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)
- see: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/272886163_The_Cozumel_Curassow_Abundance_habitat_preference_and_conservation
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
External Links
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