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The great curassow is a 36-inch tall, hearty bird. All great curassows have a peak of forward-curling feathers on their heads, and long tails. The base of the great curassow's bill is yellow with a round bulge. The coloring of the females varies;
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www.rainforest-alliance.org/resources.cfm?id=curassow
www.rainforest-alliance.org/resources.cfm?id=curassow
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Habitat While the range of the great curassow extends from southern Mexico to western Ecuador, their habitat is usually limited to parks. They build their nests of leaves and twigs in forks and depressions in trees.
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www.rainforest-alliance.org/education/documents/great-c...
www.rainforest-alliance.org/education/documents/great-curassow.pdf
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Great curassow (Crax rubra) on ARKive - species information, 4 images and 2 videos ... The great curassow is a magnificent bird, so named for its conspicuous size of almost a metre tall. The striking species is instantly recognisable by the tousled crest of forward-curling feathers that adorn the length of its crown,
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www.arkive.org/great-curassow/crax-rubra/
www.arkive.org/great-curassow/crax-rubra/
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The great curassow is a magnificent bird, so named for its conspicuous size of almost a metre tall. The striking species is instan... ... The great curassow is a magnificent bird, so named for its conspicuous size of almost a metre tall (2). The striking species is instantly recognisable by the tousled crest of forward...
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www.arkive.org/great-curassow/crax-rubra/info.html
www.arkive.org/great-curassow/crax-rubra/info.html
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Great Curassow - BirdLife Species Factsheet ... show additional data ... First curassow sighting for 36 years...
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www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=Spc...
www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=103&m=0
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This is the Great Curassow (Crax rubra) multimedia field guide page of the Mangoverde World Bird Guide. ... Great Curassow Crax rubra ... Described by: Linnaeus (1758); Alternate common name(s): Great crested Curassow, Mexican Curassow, Globose Curassow, Cozumel Curassow; Old scientific name(s): Crax globicera;
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www.mangoverde.com/birdsound/spec/spec34-44.html
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01/19/98 NAME - Great Curassow FAMILY - Cracidae SCIENTIFIC NAME - Crax rubra REFERENCES - 1, 2 and 3 National abundance, Conservation or Economic Status Reference Resident, species present all year. 41 Resident, species present all year.
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fwie.fw.vt.edu/WCS/041000.HTM
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Stamps showing Great Curassow (Crax rubra) ... Great Curassow; Crax rubra; ... Great Curassow map...
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www.bird-stamps.org/cspecies/3404400.htm
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The curassow is considered Globally Near Threatened because of extensive loss of its rainforest habitat, coupled with unchecked hunting pressure and are now scarce or absent near populated areas where regularly pursued for food. ... Belize Laguna Seca Great Curassow Crax rubra...
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www.greenbackedheron.com/photo/59216080
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