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Wattled Curassow

Crax globulosa

Classification

Class
Aves
Family
Cracidae

The wattled curassow (Crax globulosa) is a threatened member of the family Cracidae, the curassows, guans, and chachalacas. It is found in remote rainforests in the western Amazon basin in South America. Males have black plumage, except for a white crissum (the area around the cloaca), with curly feathers on the head and red bill ornaments and wattles.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Peru · 174Brazil · 25