Chachalacas, Guans and Curassows (Cracidae) - HBW 2

Yellow-knobbed Curassow (Crax daubentoni)

French: Hocco de Daubenton German: Gelblappenhokko Spanish: Pavón Porú
Other common names: Daubenton's Curassow

Taxonomy: Crax Daubentoni G. R. Gray, 1867, Central America? = Venezuela.
All members of genus form superspecies. Form "C. incommoda" was described from a rather unusual female specimen of present species. Monotypic.

Distribution: N Venezuela (N of R Orinoco) and immediately adjacent parts of Colombia.

  • Near Threatened
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