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Sira Curassow (Pauxi koepckeae) Critically Endangered Range: SA: Cerros del Sira (c Peru)

A large black curassow similar to the Helmeted Curassow further north, and Horned Curassow in Bolivia. The difference is the shape and angle of the horn.


Helmeted Curassow (Pauxi pauxi) Endangered Range: SA: Venezuela and Colombia Zoo, Barquisimeto, Venezuela
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Horned Curassow (Pauxi unicornis) Critically Endangered Range: SA: c Bolivia Lotherton Hall Bird Garden,
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