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Salvin’s Curassow
Mitu salvini
Salvin's Curassow (Mitu salvini) — Gamebirds of South America.
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The Salvin’s Curassow (Mitu salvini) is a member of the Cracidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 3.1 kg. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Galliformes
- Family Cracidae Chachalacas, Curassows, Guans
- Genus Mitu
- Species salvini
Quick facts
- Weight
- 3.1 kg
- Diet
- Fruit-eaters
- Family
- Cracidae
- Order
- Galliformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
Similar birds
Near Threatened
Vulnerable
Least Concern
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Salvin’s Curassow is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it forages mainly on the ground.
Migration
The Salvin’s Curassow is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Salvin’s Curassow (Mitu salvini) is a species of bird in the Cracidae family, part of the order Galliformes. Its range spans South America. Its distribution covers SA w Amazonia.
It is a very large bird. Adults weighs around 3.1 kg, with a wing length of about 36.7 cm and a tail of around 32.6 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 490,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Salvin’s Curassow?
The Salvin’s Curassow is a very large bird that weighs around 3.1 kg.
Where does the Salvin’s Curassow live?
The Salvin’s Curassow is found across South America with a range covering SA w Amazonia, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Salvin’s Curassow belong to?
The Salvin’s Curassow (Mitu salvini) belongs to the Cracidae family, in the order Galliformes.
What does the Salvin’s Curassow eat?
The Salvin’s Curassow is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Does the Salvin’s Curassow migrate?
The Salvin’s Curassow is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Salvin’s Curassow endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Salvin’s Curassow make?
1 real field recording of the Salvin’s Curassow — including its alarm call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Salvin’s Curassow's range?
The Salvin’s Curassow has a mapped global range of about 490,000 km².
Conservation
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