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Yellow-knobbed Curassow
Crax daubentoni
Yellow-knobbed Curassow (Crax daubentoni) — Gamebirds of South America.
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The Yellow-knobbed Curassow (Crax daubentoni) is a member of the Cracidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 2.5 kg. The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Close to qualifying for a threatened category in the near future.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Galliformes
- Family Cracidae Chachalacas, Curassows, Guans
- Genus Crax
- Species daubentoni
Quick facts
- Weight
- 2.5 kg
- Diet
- Fruit-eaters
- Family
- Cracidae
- Order
- Galliformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Yellow-knobbed Curassow is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it uses a wide range of foraging strategies.
Migration
The Yellow-knobbed Curassow is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Yellow-knobbed Curassow (Crax daubentoni) is a species of bird in the Cracidae family, part of the order Galliformes. It is found across South America. Its distribution covers SA ne Colombia and n Venezuela.
It is a very large bird. Adults weighs around 2.5 kg, with a wing length of about 38.1 cm and a tail of around 34.1 cm.
The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened. That means it is close to qualifying as threatened and is worth keeping a careful eye on.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 403,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Yellow-knobbed Curassow?
The Yellow-knobbed Curassow is a very large bird that weighs around 2.5 kg.
Where does the Yellow-knobbed Curassow live?
The Yellow-knobbed Curassow is found across South America with a range covering SA ne Colombia and n Venezuela, where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.
What family does the Yellow-knobbed Curassow belong to?
The Yellow-knobbed Curassow (Crax daubentoni) belongs to the Cracidae family, in the order Galliformes.
What does the Yellow-knobbed Curassow eat?
The Yellow-knobbed Curassow is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Does the Yellow-knobbed Curassow migrate?
The Yellow-knobbed Curassow is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Yellow-knobbed Curassow endangered?
The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened That means it is close to qualifying as threatened and is worth keeping a careful eye on.
What sound does the Yellow-knobbed Curassow make?
1 real field recording of the Yellow-knobbed Curassow — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Yellow-knobbed Curassow's range?
The Yellow-knobbed Curassow has a mapped global range of about 403,000 km².
Conservation
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