It has a small head, red beak, and a grey casque (bony growth)… Geographical Range: Northern South America, in Colombia and Venezula : Habitat: Humid forests (in mountains) Scientific Name: Crax pauxi pauxi : Conservation Status: Threatened : This unusual-looking bird is named for the large bluish-grey “helmet” on its forehead. It has a whitish underbelly. The Northern Helmeted Curassow (Pauxi pauxi) is a large, endangered, terrestrial bird in the Cracidae family. Just like chickens do.

Cute Birdorable Helmeted Curassow, also known as Northern Helmeted Curassow, in Grouse. The horned curassow (Pauxi unicornis), or southern helmeted curassow, is a species of bird in the family Cracidae found in humid tropical and subtropical forests. The rest of its body is mostly black with a blue-green gloss to the mantle and breast and a white belly. Helmeted Curassow. Avoid disturbed habitat and forest edge Diet: Seeds, Fruits, Insects, Small Animals Social Grouping: Pairs or small family flocks (parents with chicks) They also consume

They eat small stones to help with the digestion of tougher foodstuffs like seeds and nuts. Reproduction: Like other curassow species, they tend to be monogamous once a union is made. It has green iridescent feathers on its back and chest. Fun facts about the northern helmeted curassow.

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They are found in subtropical cloud forest habitat where they feed mainly on seeds and fruits. The Helmeted Curassow is recognized by the large blue-grey casque on its forehead, for which it is named.

Helmeted Curassow. Communication: The call of the Northern helmeted curassow is a prolonged, low-pitch grunting or groaning sound.

Breeding in South America: Venezuela, Colombia; can be seen in 2 countries. The Helmeted Curassow or Northern Helmeted Curassow', (Pauxi pauxi) is a large terrestrial black curassow with a small head, large bluish grey casque on forehead, red bill, white-tipped tail feathers, greenish glossed mantle and breast feathers, and white below.Both sexes are similar. Pauxi pauxi (Linnaeus, 1766) Range: Western Venezuela and northern Colombia Habitat: Cloud forests between 500-2200 meters. The northern helmeted curassow can be identified by the blue casque (or helmet-like structure) on its head as well as its red bill and legs. The Northern Helmeted Curassow is mostly black with a white tipped tail. The Helmeted Curassow is a large species of bird found in the Andes in Venezuela and Colombia. Curassows live in the dense, cool mountain forest. During the mating season the male will attempt to attract a female by offering her food held in his beak. The Northern Helmeted Curassow is mostly black with a white tipped tail. The Northern Helmeted Curassow, Pauxi pauxi is a large terrestrial black curassow with a small head, large bluish grey casque on forehead, red bill, white-tipped tail feathers, greenish glossed mantle and breast feathers, and white below. As they move about, the undigested seeds of the fruit they eat are left behind in the birds’ droppings. They are found in subtropical cloud forest habitat where they feed mainly on seeds and fruits. The # helmeted_curassow or northern helmeted curassow, (Pauxi pauxi) is a large terrestrial # bird in the family Cracidae found in the subtropical cloud-forest in steep, # mountainous regions of western # Venezuela and northern # Colombia.There are two subspecies found in different mountain ranges.

It has green iridescent feathers on its back and chest. It has a small head, red beak, and a grey casque (bony growth)… Facts Summary: The Northern Helmeted Curassow (Pauxi pauxi) is a species of concern belonging in the species group "birds" and found in the following area(s): Colombia, Venezuela.This species is also known by the following name(s): Crax pauxi. They tend to nest in March, with the young hatching around mid May. Length in adult birds can vary from 80 to 100 cm (31 to 39 in).

They also consume insects and small animals. Establishment: The Helmeted Curassow Bird Reserve was established in May 2007 in order to conserve the habitat of the Northern Helmeted Curassow (Pauxi pauxi) and other endemic species of importance to the area.The Northern Helmeted Curassow is a bird of the rain forest and cloud forest, classified as vulnerable to extinction by the IUCN and is endemic to Colombia and Venezuela. Daltaxidermy Bertolazzi 231 views.

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This unusual-looking bird is named for the large bluish-grey “helmet” on its forehead.

It was first described by James Bond and Rodolphe Meyer de Schauensee in 1939 from a specimen collected in Bolivia, and further birds that were described from Peru in 1971 were thought to be a new subspecies.

northern helmeted curassow chick hatched at White Oak - Duration: 1:53. 1:53. Helmeted Curassow (Pauxi pauxi) bird calls and sounds on dibird.com.

The male, at 3.6 kg , is larger than the female, at 2.6 kg . Helmeted Curassow; Helmeted Curassow. Some rare rufous morph female has a black barred and reddish brown plumage. 1:38.

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