Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Guans, Chachalacas and Allies :: Horned Curassow

Horned Curassow Pauxi unicornis

Described by: Bond; Meyer de Schauensee (1939)
Alternate common name(s): Southern Helmeted Curassow, Bolivian Helmeted Curassow
Old scientific name(s): Crax unicornis

Photographs

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Range

Wc. South America;
Apparently two populations;
(1) Ne. to c. Bolivia.
(2) Ec. Peru.
Se. Peru (cloud forests above Rio Tavara, Puno) is based on a sighting of a single bird of undetermined race.

Videos

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Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Bird Songs International B.V.

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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