Mitu | |
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Mitu tuberosum | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Galliformes |
Family: | Cracidae |
Genus: |
Mitu Lesson, 1831 |
species | |
M. tomentosum |
M. tomentosum
M. mitu
M. salvini
M. tuberosum
Mitu is a genus of curassows, large birds in the family Cracidae. They are found in humid tropical forests in South America. Their plumage is iridescent black with a white or rufous crissum (the area around the cloaca) and tail-tip, and their legs and bills are red. The genders are alike.