Chachalacas, Guans and Curassows (Cracidae) - HBW 2
Nocturnal Curassow (Nothocrax urumutum)
French: Hocco nocturne
German: Rothokko
Spanish: Paují Nocturno
Other common names: Rufous/Flat crested/Urumutum Curassow, Urumutum
Taxonomy: Crax urumutum Spix, 1825, Rio Negro, Brazil.
Formerly included, together with all other curassows, in Crax, but certainly distinct (see page 314). Most closely related to Mitu. Monotypic.
Distribution: Upper and middle Amazonia in S Venezuela, SE Colombia, E Ecuador, NE Peru and W & C Brazil.
- Least Concern
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A close-up of the head of a bird Rio de Janeiro Zoo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 24 June 2001 3 years ago 20 sec 3.8 -
A close-up of a standing bird. Vogelpark Walsrode, Niedersachsen, Lower Saxony, Germany (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 12 August 2006 1 year ago 24 sec 3
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A adult bird on a branch. Berlin Zoo, Berlin, Germany (Monotypic species)
Tomasz Doroń 5 October 2009 14 weeks ago 3.5
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A bird giving calls Tropical Bird Garden, La Londe-les-Maures, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
(Monotypic species)
Michael C 1 September 2009 12 weeks ago 2
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