Birds of Venezuela

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Genus: Crax (2 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.

Yellow-knobbed Curassow
Yellow-knobbed Curassow (Crax daubentoni) Near Threatened
Caricuao, Venezuela   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.
Found in the 'los llanos' flooded ecosystem but more common in Venezuela. Female does not have a yellow cere and has some white streaks in the crest and on the belly.

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