Black Curassow © zooinstitutes.com

Has hybridized in captivity with Great Curassow (Crax rubra). Subspecies erythrognatha, described on basis of cere colour, not unanimously accepted. Birds from extreme eastern Venezuela are intermediates, showing rich yellow bill with some orange shading.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

• erythrognatha Sclater, PL & Salvin, 1877   -  Eastern Colombia and Venezuela south of R Orinoco, except extreme east.
• alector Linnaeus, 1766   -  Extreme eastern Venezuela, the Guianas and northern Brazil north of R Amazon.

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BirdLife International For more information about the Black Curassow see... BirdLife International Species Factsheet. Articles about the Black Curassow If you would like to read any articles about the Black Curassow... Show Articles (0) No Pictures of Black Curassow If Birdpedia has no pictures of Black Curassow or you would like to see more, then try the following...       From BING (10) No Videos of Black Curassow If Birdpedia has no videos of Black Curassow or you would like to see more, then try the following..       From BING (0) Where can I observe this species? Select an area (or leave blank) to see locations where this species has been recorded. Area   GUIANA OCEAN   All    Optional: Complete the following if you wish to restrict the reserve to within a given distance of a location. Please enter the Latitude and Longitiude of a given location together with the maximum distance (km) to display a list of reserves within that distance. You must enter a Latitude, a Longitude and a distance greater than 0.   Latitude: (Decimal degrees takes precedence) Deg Min Sec     Decimal degrees (Include compass setting or value)          N S or   GPS help Longitude: (Decimal degrees takes precedence) Deg Min Sec     Decimal degrees (Include compass setting or value)          E W or   Find GPS using Google Maps Distance Bearing     N NE E SE S SW W NW Get Sample GPS readings On What Field Trips was this species observed? Select an area (or leave blank), and a date range, to see field trips on which this species has been recorded. Area   GUIANA OCEAN   All    From To     Optional: Complete the following if you wish to restrict the reserve to within a given distance of a location. Please enter the Latitude and Longitiude of a given location together with the maximum distance (km) to display a list of reserves within that distance. You must enter a Latitude, a Longitude and a distance greater than 0.   Latitude: (Decimal degrees takes precedence) Deg Min Sec     Decimal degrees (Include compass setting or value)          N S or   GPS help Longitude: (Decimal degrees takes precedence) Deg Min Sec     Decimal degrees (Include compass setting or value)          E W or Distance Bearing     N NE E SE S SW W NW Get Sample GPS readings Latest Sightings for Black Curassow Select the Area to restrict the Sightings. Area   GUIANA OCEAN   All