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;[[:Category:Pauxi|Pauxi]] unicornis | ;[[:Category:Pauxi|Pauxi]] unicornis | ||
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Central [[Bolivia]] and central and east [[Peru]]. | Central [[Bolivia]] and central and east [[Peru]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | Two subspecies are recognized<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
| + | *''P. u. koepckeae'' | ||
| + | *''P. u. unicornis'' | ||
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| + | The first of these have been proposed for status as full species: Sira Curassow, ''Pauxi koepckeae''<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup> | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Lower montane forest and adjacent lowland evergreen forest. | Lower montane forest and adjacent lowland evergreen forest. | ||
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====Breeding==== | ====Breeding==== | ||
1 egg is laid. | 1 egg is laid. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec10}}#[http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?p=2185177 Birdforum thread] discussing taxonomy of this species | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Pauxi+unicornis}} | {{GSearch|Pauxi+unicornis}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Pauxi]][[Category:Missing Images]][[Category:Maps]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Pauxi]][[Category:Missing Images]][[Category:Maps]] | ||
Revision as of 18:22, 4 July 2011
- 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
Central Bolivia and central and east Peru.
Taxonomy
Two subspecies are recognized[1]:
- P. u. koepckeae
- P. u. unicornis
The first of these have been proposed for status as full species: Sira Curassow, Pauxi koepckeae[2]
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.
References
- Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
- Birdforum thread discussing taxonomy of this species
