Birds of Costa Rica

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Genus: Crax (1 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.


Great Curassow (Crax rubra) Female Vulnerable Zoo Ave, Alajuela, Costa Rica
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.


Great Curassow (Crax rubra) Immature Male Vulnerable Bahia Solano, Choco, Colombia
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.

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