Blue-billed curassow | |
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male | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Galliformes |
Family: | Cracidae |
Genus: | Crax |
Species: | C. alberti |
Binomial name | |
Crax alberti Fraser, 1852 |
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Distribution of the blue-billed curassow |
The blue-billed curassow (Crax alberti) or blue-knobbed curassow is a species of bird in the Cracidae family, which includes the chachalacas, guans, and curassows.
It is found only in Colombia; areas of its range in the south and east are bordered by the Magdalena River. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.