Horned Curassow - BirdForum Opus

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.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species.
It formerly included Sira Curassow. Two subspecies are recognized^[1]:

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

1. 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/
2. Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2011. IOC World Bird Names (version 2.10). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
3. Birdforum thread discussing taxonomy of this species

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