Crax rubra rubraLinnaeus, 1758 common great curassow
Crax rubra griscomiNelson, 1926[2] Cozumel great curassow
Synonyms
Crax chapmani Nelson, 1901 (barred morph female)
Crax globicera(Linnaeus, 1758)
Crax hecki Reichenow, 1894 (barred morph female)
Crax panamensisOgilvie-Grant, 1893
The great curassow (Crax rubra) is a large, pheasant-like bird from the Neotropical rainforests, its range extending from eastern Mexico, through Central America to western Colombia and northwestern Ecuador. Male birds are black with curly crests and yellow beaks; females come in three colour morphs, barred, rufous and black. These birds form small groups, foraging mainly on the ground for fruits and arthropods, and the occasional small vertebrate, but they roost and nest in trees. This species is monogamous, the male usually building the rather small nest of leaves in which two eggs are laid. This species is threatened by loss of habitat and hunting, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as "vulnerable".
^BirdLife International (2020). "Crax rubra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T22678521A178001922. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22678521A178001922.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
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