Blue-billed curassow
| Blue-billed curassow | |
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| male | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Cracidae |
| Genus: | Crax |
| Species: | C. alberti |
| Binomial name | |
| Crax alberti Fraser, 1852 | |
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| Distribution of the blue-billed curassow | |
The blue-billed curassow (Crax alberti) or blue-knobbed curassow is a species of bird in the Cracidae family, which includes the chachalacas, guans, and curassows.
It is found only in Colombia; areas of its range in the south and east are bordered by the Magdalena River. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2013). "Crax alberti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Crax alberti. |
- BirdLife Species Factsheet.
- "Blue-knobbed Curassow"-Stamps (for Colombia) with RangeMap
- Blue-billed Curassow photo gallery VIREO
- "Blue-knobbed Curassow" species write-up; Photo-High Res oiseaux
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