Chachalacas, Guans and Curassows (Cracidae) - HBW 2
Black Curassow (Crax alector)
French: Hocco alector
German: Glattschnabelhokko
Spanish: Pavón Guayanés
Other common names: Crested/Smooth billed Curassow
Taxonomy: Crax Alector Linnaeus, 1766, America calidiore.
All members of genus form superspecies. C. nigra is a synonym. Has hybridized in captivity with C. rubra. Race erythrognatha, described on basis of cere colour, not unanimously accepted; birds from extreme E Venezuela are intermediates, showing rich yellow bill with some orange shading; also, in Macarena Mts, Colombia, well into range of erythrognatha, birds have orange yellow, instead of red, bill. Two subspecies usually recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- erythrognatha P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1877 - E Colombia and Venezuela S of R Orinoco, except extreme E.
- alector Linnaeus, 1766 - extreme E Venezuela, the Guianas and N Brazil N of R Amazon.
- Least Concern
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A pair walking Junglaven, Ventuari River, Amazonas, Venezuela (ssp erythrognata)
Josep del Hoyo 27 February 2002 7 years ago 41 sec 3.1 -
A male perched and looking to both sides. Sierra de Lema, Canaima National Park, Bolívar, Venezuela (ssp erythrognata)
David Ascanio 1 March 2008 1 year ago 15 sec 2.5
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Front view of an adult perched on a tree-trunk. Sierra de Lema, Canaima National Park, Bolívar, Venezuela (ssp alector)
philgunson 24 October 2008 1 year ago 3.5 -
Adult bird perching on a tree trunk Sierra de Lema, Canaima National Park, Bolívar, Venezuela
Mikko Pyhälä 30 October 2008 1 year ago 3
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