Chachalacas, Guans and Curassows (Cracidae) - HBW 2
Northern Helmeted Curassow (Pauxi pauxi)
French: Hocco à pierre
German: Helmhokko
Spanish: Paují de Yelmo
Other common names: Helmeted/Galeated Curassow
Taxonomy: Crax pauxi Linnaeus, 1766, Mexico, error = Venezuela.
Both members of genus have been placed, together with those of Mitu, and less often Nothocrax, in Crax. Forms superspecies with P. unicornis, which has been considered a race of present species (see page 315). Race gilliardi has sometimes been considered specifically distinct, but differences very slight. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- pauxi (Linnaeus, 1766) - NC & W Venezuela through Andes of Mérida across border into northernmost E Andes of Colombia.
- gilliardi Wetmore & Phelps, 1943 - Sierra de Perijá, occurring on both sides of Venezuelan Colombian border.
- Endangered
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A bird foraging Bronx Zoo, New York City, New York, USA (ssp pauxi)
Josep del Hoyo 24 June 2005 3 years ago 34 sec 4 -
A male in the forest, seen behind some leaves Henri Pittier National Park, Aragua, Venezuela (ssp pauxi)
Garry George 29 June 2004 2 years ago 42 sec 3.3 -
A close-up of a sitting bird. Vogelpark Walsrode, Niedersachsen, Lower Saxony, Germany (ssp pauxi)
Josep del Hoyo 12 August 2006 1 year ago 28 sec 3 -
A close view of a perched male. Spain
Jesús Laborda 18 April 2008 1 year ago 27 sec 2.5
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A close-up of a male Zoo Koki, Santo Domingo, Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
Iñaki Hernández 25 March 2005 1 year ago 3
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A bird giving calls Tropical Bird Garden, La Londe-les-Maures, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Michael C 1 September 2009 13 weeks ago 1
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