Cracidae

Pauxi pauxi Photo by Greg Hume (World Bird Info) Common name:helmeted curassow (en); mutum-de-capacete (pt); hocco à pierre (fr); paují de yelmo (es); helmhokko (de)Taxonomy:Order GalliformesFamily CracidaeRange:This species is found in western Venezuela and northern Colombia. The subspecies P. p. pauxi is found from the Cordillera de la Costa west to the Cordillera de Mérida,…

Penelope marail Photo by Marc Chrétien (GEPOG) Common name:marail guan (en); jacumirim (pt); pénélope marail (fr); pava marail (es); marailguan (de)Taxonomy:Order GalliformesFamily CracidaeRange:This species is found in northern South America, in the Guyanas, Suriname, eastern Venezuela, and in northern Brazil, north of the Amazon river.Size:These birds are 55-73 cm long and weigh 950-1.150 g.Habitat:The marail…

Crax aleactor Photo by Patrick Ingremeau (Oiseaux) Common name:black curassow (en); mutum-poranga (pt); hocco alector (fr); paujil negro (es); glattschnabelhokko (de)Taxonomy:Order GalliformesFamily CracidaeRange:This species is found in northern South America, from central Colombia and Venezuela, through the Guyanas and intro Brazil north of the Amazon river.Size:These birds are 85-95 cm long and weigh 3,2-3,6 kg.Habitat:The…

Oreophasis derbianus Photo by Thor Janson (Revue) Common name:horned guan (en); jacu-cornudo (pt); oréophase cornu (fr); pavón cornudo (es); zapfenguan (de) Taxonomy:Order GalliformesFamily Cracidae Range:This species is found in western and central Guatemala and in the Sierra Madre de Chiapas in southern Mexico. Size:These birds are 81-91 cm long and weigh up to 2,4 kg….

Ortalis canicollis Photo by Ian Barker (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:Chaco chachalaca (en); aracuã-d0-Pantanal (pt); ortalide du Chaco (fr); charata (es); Chacoguan (de)Taxonomy:Order GalliformesFamily CracidaeRange:This South American birds are found in the Chaco region of south-eastern Bolivia, northern Argentina, Paraguay and south-western Mato Grosso, Brazil.Size:These birds are 50-56 cm long and weigh 480-600 g.Habitat:The Chaco chachalaca…

Pipile jacutinga Photo by Haroldo Palo (Animais em Extinção) Common name: black-fronted piping-guan (en); jacutinga (pt); pénélope à front noir (fr); yacutinga (es); schwarzmaskenguan (de) Taxonomy: Order Galliformes Family Cracidae Range: The black-fronted piping-guan is endemic to the Atlantic forest of south-east Brazil, north-east Argentina and south-east Paraguay. Size: They are 63-74 cm long and…

Pipile jacutinga Photo by Haroldo Palo (Animais em Extinção) Common name: black-fronted piping-guan (en); jacutinga (pt); pénélope à front noir (fr); yacutinga (es); schwarzmaskenguan (de) Taxonomy: Order Galliformes Family Cracidae Range: The black-fronted piping-guan is endemic to the Atlantic forest of south-east Brazil, north-east Argentina and south-east Paraguay. Size: They are 63-74 cm long and…