Black Curassow
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The Black Curassow (Crax alector) is a species of bird in the Cracidae family, the chachalacas, guans, and curassows. It is found in northern South America in the Guianas of Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana; also Venezuela, Colombia and northern regions of the Amazon Basin of Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes.
[edit] Source
- BirdLife International 2004. Crax alector. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 July 2007.
[edit] External links
- Black Curassow videos on the Internet Bird Collection
- Stamps (for Suriname) with RangeMap
- Black Curassow photo gallery VIREO Photo-High Res--(Close-up)
- High Res Photo Gallery and analysis--"Birds in Suriname" www1.nhl.nl
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