Wattled Curassow

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iWattled Curassow
At the Milwaukee County Zoological Gardens
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Galliformes
Family: Cracidae
Genus: Crax
Species: C. globulosa
Binomial name
Crax globulosa
(Spix, 1825)

Wattled Curassow (Crax globulosa) is a member of the Cracidae family. It is rarely found in the wild. It is anywhere from 30 to 36 inches long, and weighs about 2000 grams.

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  • BirdLife International (2006). Crax globulosa. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 15 Oct 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of vulnerable