Stats

Lifespan: 15-24 yrs
Size: Large
Diet: Omnivore
Activity: Diurnal
Social: Small Groups
Biome: Tropical rainforest
Range: Central America
Movement: Walking
Breeding: Egg-laying
Defense: Camouflage
Status: Vulnerable

About

The Great Curassow is a turkey-sized bird of lowland forests from Mexico to Ecuador. Males are glossy black with a striking bright-yellow knob (caruncle) at the base of the bill, while females sport rich rufous plumage barred with black and white.

Life cycle

1.
egg
A large clutch of eggs sits in a shallow ground scrape, incubated by the hen until the brood hatches together.
2.
hatchling chick
A downy chick leaves the nest within hours of hatching and pecks for food alongside the hen.
3.
juvenile
A juvenile grows its first body feathers, learns to fly short bursts, and stays in the brood until fledged.
4.
adult
Fully grown with adult plumage.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Galliformes
Family: Cracidae
Genus: Crax
Species: Crax rubra