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Black Curassow
Crax alector
IUCN Status: Least concern
Size:Length; 95cm. Weight; 3750g.
Habitat and Distribution: Venezuela, the Guianas and north Brazil. Humid forest, along rivers and forest borders.
Groups and Breeding:Nest in trees on a loose structure of sticks, lined with leaves. Lay 2 eggs which are incubated by the female for up to 32 days.
Diet:Mainly fruit, some leaves, buds, shoots, flowers and invertebrates.
- One of the 50 species which make up the Cracidae family (chachalacas, guans and curassows).
- Cracids are an ancient family with the oldest fossil found dating back 50 million years.
- Cracids share the same order as Galliformes (pheasants, partridges, quail and grouse).
- Curassows often flick their heads in a rapid repetitive motion, which is thought to be a defence against insects and parasites.
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