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I85-95 cm. All-black, with white vent and tip to tail. Bright red bill and pale blue, long, horn-shaped casque. Pale red legs. Female like male, but also has a rufous colour phase.  
 
I85-95 cm. All-black, with white vent and tip to tail. Bright red bill and pale blue, long, horn-shaped casque. Pale red legs. Female like male, but also has a rufous colour phase.  
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
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[[Image:Horned_Curassow.png|thumb|350px|right|Graphic by Nrg800]]
 
Central [[Bolivia]] and central and east [[Peru]].
 
Central [[Bolivia]] and central and east [[Peru]].
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
{{GSearch|Pauxi+unicornis}}
 
{{GSearch|Pauxi+unicornis}}
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Pauxi unicornis

Identification

I85-95 cm. All-black, with white vent and tip to tail. Bright red bill and pale blue, long, horn-shaped casque. Pale red legs. Female like male, but also has a rufous colour phase.

Distribution

Graphic by Nrg800

Central Bolivia and central and east Peru.

Taxonomy

Habitat

Lower montane forest and adjacent lowland evergreen forest.

Behaviour

Diet

Its diet includes fruit, seeds, soft plants, larvae and insects.

Breeding

1 egg is laid.

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