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Great Curassow

Crax rubra

Classification

Class
Aves
Family
Cracidae

The great curassow (Crax rubra) is a large, pheasant-like bird from the Neotropical rainforests, its range extending from eastern Mexico, through Central America to western Colombia and northwestern Ecuador. Male birds are black with curly crests and yellow beaks; females come in three colour morphs, barred, rufous and black. These birds form small groups, foraging mainly on the ground for fruits and arthropods, and the occasional small vertebrate, but they roost and nest in trees.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Mexico · 1,408United States of America · 1