Birds of the World


Blue-billed Curassow (Crax alberti) Male Critically Endangered Range: SA: n Colombia ProAves Blue-billed Curassow Reserve, Puerto Pinzon, Boyaca, Colombia
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Blue-billed Curassow (Crax alberti) Female Critically Endangered Range: SA: n Colombia ProAves Blue-billed Curassow Reserve, Puerto Pinzon, Boyaca, Colombia
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Female with crest raised.


Black Curassow (Crax alector alector) Range: SA: n Amazonia Atta Rainforest Lodge, Guyana
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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 (Crax blumenbachii) Male Endangered Range: SA: se Brazil Brazil
Photograph by João Sérgio Barros F. de Souza © All Rights Reserved.


Red-billed Curassow (Crax blumenbachii) Female Endangered Range: SA: se Brazil Brazil
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Yellow-knobbed Curassow (Crax daubentoni) Near Threatened Range: SA: ne Colombia and n Venezuela Caricuao, Venezuela
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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.


Bare-faced Curassow (Crax fasciolata) Male Vulnerable Range: SA: c Parque das Aves, Foz do Iguazu, Brazil
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Bare-faced Curassow (Crax fasciolata) Female Vulnerable Range: SA: c Parque das Aves, Foz do Iguazu, Brazil
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Wattled Curassow (Crax globulosa) Endangered Range: SA: w Amazonia Amazonia, Brazil
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Wattled Curassow (Crax globulosa) Female Endangered Range: SA: w Amazonia Mocagua, Amazonas, Colombia
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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.


Great Curassow (Crax rubra) Female Vulnerable Range: MA, SA: Mexico to Peru Zoo Ave, Alajuela, Costa Rica
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Great Curassow (Crax rubra) Immature Male Vulnerable Range: MA, SA: Mexico to Peru Bahia Solano, Choco, Colombia
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