The Great Curassow 2
by Michelle Meenawong
Title
The Great Curassow 2
Artist
Michelle Meenawong
Medium
Photograph - Metal Print
Description
Great curassow
The great curassow (Crax rubra) is a large, pheasant-like bird from th Neotropica 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 ismonogamous, 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".
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