Chachalacas, Guans and Curassows (Cracidae)
Yellow-knobbed Curassow (Crax daubentoni) - HBW 2, p. 361
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.
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a male drinking water at Saman Gacho wetland Locality Hato Piñero, Cojedes State, Venezuela
DAVID ASCANIO 6 February 2011 2 years ago 22 sec 4.5 -
A male foraging on the ground Locality Hato Piñero, Cojedes State, Venezuela (Monotypic species)
DAVID ASCANIO 28 February 2006 6 years ago 32 sec 4.2 -
A female drinking within a large group of males and females Locality Hato Piñero, Cojedes State, Venezuela (Monotypic species)
DAVID ASCANIO 28 February 2006 6 years ago 28 sec 4 -
A female surrounded by males and trying to feed on the ground Locality Hato Piñero, Cojedes State, Venezuela (Monotypic species)
DAVID ASCANIO 31 December 2003 4 years ago 25 sec 4 -
Several males feeding on the ground Locality Hato Piñero, Cojedes State, Venezuela (Monotypic species)
DAVID ASCANIO 31 December 2003 4 years ago 16 sec 3.9 -
Three males foraging and showing agressive behaviour Locality Hato Piñero, Cojedes State, Venezuela (Monotypic species)
DAVID ASCANIO 31 December 2003 4 years ago 43 sec 3.9
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Male
Locality Hato Piñero, Cojedes State, Venezuela
Chris and Megan Perkins 30 November 2008 4 years ago 4.2 -
Portrait of a adult male.
Locality Antwerp Zoo, Antwerp Province, Belgium (Monotypic species)
Tomasz Doroń 28 June 2009 29 weeks ago 3.7 -
a female in a tree
Locality Hato Mataclara, Cojedes State, Venezuela
Ferran Vaquero 8 July 2010 2 years ago 3.2 -
Close up of a captive male
Locality Colombia
mauricio rueda 7 August 2008 4 years ago 3.2 -
A male and a female (at right).
Locality Antwerp Zoo, Antwerp Province, Belgium (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 29 December 1987 40 weeks ago 3 -
Close-up of female head
Locality Hato Piñero, Cojedes State, Venezuela (Monotypic species)
Mikko Pyhälä 18 December 2008 4 years ago 3
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Male singing Locality Antwerp Zoo, Antwerp Province, Belgium
(Monotypic species)
Jonathan Beilby 16 March 2008 3 years ago 4
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