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;[[:Category:Crax|Crax]] daubentoni | ;[[:Category:Crax|Crax]] daubentoni | ||
| − | [[Image:Yellow-knobbed_Curassow.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|megan+perkins|megan perkins}}<br> | + | [[Image:Yellow-knobbed_Curassow.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|megan+perkins|megan perkins}}<br>Hato Pinero, [[Venezuela]], Nov. 2008]] |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 84 – 92.5 cm. Black, white lower abdomen and under tail coverts, tail feathers tipped white but a black central pair, crest of | + | 84 – 92.5 cm. Black with a blue gloss, white lower abdomen and under tail coverts, tail feathers tipped white but a black central pair, crest of forward curling feathers, fleshy yellow knob and wattles at the base of the bill. Sexes similar but female lacks the yellow cere of the male, and has white markings on its crest and barring on its breast and upper belly. |
It is endangered as it is hunted for food and sport. | It is endangered as it is hunted for food and sport. | ||
| + | ====Similar Species==== | ||
| + | [[Great Curassow]] which also has a fleshy yellow knob at base of bill; it is also black, but has a green gloss. Can be separated by range, as Great Curassow only occurs in [[Colombia]] and [[Ecuador]] (where it is very rare). | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[Venezuela]] and [[Colombia]]. | [[Venezuela]] and [[Colombia]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | This is a monotypic species. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Gallery forests, lowland deciduous and evergreen forest, and foothills. | Gallery forests, lowland deciduous and evergreen forest, and foothills. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | They nest off the ground and both sexes build the nest. 2 eggs are laid. | + | *They nest off the ground and both sexes build the nest. 2 eggs are laid. |
| − | + | *The diet includes fruits, leaves, seeds, and small animals. | |
| − | The diet includes fruits, leaves, seeds, and small animals. | + | *Voice: a long, clear whistle, rising and falling until it fades away. |
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Crax+daubentoni}} | {{GSearch|Crax+daubentoni}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Crax]][[category:incomplete]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Crax]][[category:incomplete]] | ||
Revision as of 17:15, 18 July 2009
- Crax daubentoni
Identification
84 – 92.5 cm. Black with a blue gloss, white lower abdomen and under tail coverts, tail feathers tipped white but a black central pair, crest of forward curling feathers, fleshy yellow knob and wattles at the base of the bill. Sexes similar but female lacks the yellow cere of the male, and has white markings on its crest and barring on its breast and upper belly.
It is endangered as it is hunted for food and sport.
Similar Species
Great Curassow which also has a fleshy yellow knob at base of bill; it is also black, but has a green gloss. Can be separated by range, as Great Curassow only occurs in Colombia and Ecuador (where it is very rare).
Distribution
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
Habitat
Gallery forests, lowland deciduous and evergreen forest, and foothills.
Behaviour
- They nest off the ground and both sexes build the nest. 2 eggs are laid.
- The diet includes fruits, leaves, seeds, and small animals.
- Voice: a long, clear whistle, rising and falling until it fades away.
