Black Curassow (Crax alector) Science Article 1 abstract Curassows, guans, and chachalacas (familyCracidae) are large-bodied (400 g to 3500 g)galliform birds found exclusively in the Americas,with most species restricted to SouthAmerica (Delacour & Amadon 1973, delHoyo 1994). Despite their important role inforest dynamics as dispersers of seed plants,most cracid species remain poorly known(Strahl & Grajal […]
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Black Curassow (Crax alector)
[order] GALLIFORMES | [family] Cracidae | [latin] Crax alector | [UK] Black Curassow | [FR] Hocco alector | [DE] Glattschnabel-Hokko | [ES] Pavon Guayanes | [NL] Zwarte Hokko Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Region Range Crax alector SA n Amazonia Genus Physical charateristics Both genders have black plumage, white abdomens, and identically sized and colored ceres. […]