Birds of Brazil

    GALLIFORMES: Cracidae (Chachalacas, Curassows, Guans)  
Genus: Crax (4 species, 7 worldwide)

Crax is one of two genus of Curassow, the largest 'gamebird' in tropical America, ranging from 75 to 90 cm. Male Crax curassow have knobbed bills. Curassow like gamebirds are omnivorous.


Black Curassow
Black Curassow (Crax alector alector)
Atta Rainforest Lodge, Guyana  
   
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas)   © All Rights Reserved.

Male and female almost identical (female has some white in crest). 'Erythrognatha' subspecies in the northwest part of the range has an orange bill, while others have a yellow bill.

Red-billed Curassow
Red-billed Curassow (Crax blumenbachii) Male Endangered ENDEMIC
Brazil  
   
Photograph by João Sérgio Barros F. de Souza   © All Rights Reserved.

Red-billed Curassow
Red-billed Curassow (Crax blumenbachii) Female Endangered ENDEMIC
Brazil  
   
Photograph by João Sérgio Barros F. de Souza   © All Rights Reserved.


Bare-faced Curassow
Bare-faced Curassow (Crax fasciolata) Male Vulnerable
Parque das Aves, Foz do Iguazu, Brazil  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Bare-faced Curassow
Bare-faced Curassow (Crax fasciolata) Female Vulnerable
Parque das Aves, Foz do Iguazu, Brazil  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Wattled Curassow
Wattled Curassow (Crax globulosa) Endangered
Amazonia, Brazil  
   
Photograph by Cláudio D. Timm     Copyright and usage info

Wattled Curassow
Wattled Curassow (Crax globulosa) Female Endangered
Mocagua, Amazonas, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Very rare and local, usually alongside rivers. Note black tipped bill. Male has red knob on bill and wattle, and white belly. Female has simple bill and red belly.


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