Birds of Venezuela

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Genus: Pauxi (1 species, 3 worldwide)

Pauxi is one of threeo genus of Curassow, the largest 'gamebird' in tropical America (80 cm.).


Helmeted Curassow (Pauxi pauxi) Vulnerable Zoo, Barquisimeto, Venezuela
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.

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