Chachalacas, Guans and Curassows (Cracidae)
Nocturnal Curassow (Nothocrax urumutum) - HBW 2, p. 357
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.
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A close-up of the head of a bird Locality Rio de Janeiro Zoo, Rio de Janeiro City, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 24 June 2001 5 years ago 20 sec 3.8 -
An individual walking on a branch, shaking the plumage and a close-up of the head. Locality Sorocaba Zoo, Sorocaba, São Paulo State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 12 May 2011 18 weeks ago 30 sec 3 -
A close-up of a standing bird. Locality Vogelpark Walsrode, Walsrode, Lower Saxony, Germany (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 12 August 2006 3 years ago 24 sec 3 -
A bird on the ground and a close-up of the head. Locality Sorocaba Zoo, Sorocaba, São Paulo State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 12 May 2011 18 weeks ago 16 sec 2.8
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A adult bird on a branch.
Locality Berlin Zoo, Berlin, Germany (Monotypic species)
Tomasz Doroń 5 October 2009 2 years ago 3.5 -
A close-up of the head.
Locality Sorocaba Zoo, Sorocaba, São Paulo State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 12 May 2011 18 weeks ago 2.8 -
A bird perched.
Locality Sorocaba Zoo, Sorocaba, São Paulo State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 12 May 2011 18 weeks ago 2.6
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A bird giving calls Locality Tropical Bird Garden, La Londe-les-Maures, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
(Monotypic species)
Michael C 1 September 2009 2 years ago 2
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