Bare-faced Curassow (Crax fasciolata)

Other Names (World)
Bare-faced Curassow, Banded Curassow, Sclater's Curassow, Fasciated Curassow, Natterer's Curassow (pinima)

Family
Cracidae (Guans, Chachalacas, Curassows)

Size
80 cm

First Described (Guide)
Spix, 1825

Habitat
Humid, semi-deciduous and gallery forests, and woodland edges.

Range (Guide)

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status VU
Habitat destruction and hunting are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (31)...)

Bare-faced Curassow (Crax fasciolata) [XC129708]
by Eric DeFonso from Cristalino Jungle Lodge, MT, Brazil (call)

Bare-faced Curassow (Crax fasciolata) [XC429173]
by JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA from Cristalino Jungle Lodge-grounds, Alta Floresta, Mato Grosso, Brazil (call)

Subspecies
All members of genus form superspecies. Crax sclateri is a synonym.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

fasciolata Spix, 1825 - Central and south-western Brazil, Paraguay, northern Argentina.
pinima Pelzeln, 1870 - North-eastern Brazil. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Belem Curassow (Crax pinima).
grayi Ogilvie-Grant, 1893 - Eastern Bolivia.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Bare-faced Curassow (Crax fasciolata) - 10 files

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