πAlagoas Curassow
The Alagoas curassow is a glossy-black, pheasant-like bird. It was formerly found in forests in Northeastern Brazil in what is now the states of Pernambuco and Alagoas, which is the origin of its common name. It is now extinct in the wild; there are about 200 individuals in captivity.
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IUCN Red List assessment, 2018.
- Body mass
- 2.85 kg
- Body length
- not recorded
- Shoulder height
- not recorded
- Top speed
- not recorded
- Bite force
- not recorded
- Maximum lifespan
- not recorded
Extinct in the wild
Assessed Extinct in the Wild on the IUCN Red List, 2018. The only known survivors live in captivity or outside their natural range.
Everything we know about the Alagoas Curassow
Typical adult figures. Where a value is an estimate rather than a measurement, it says so.
Body mass2.85 kgAVONETDetails βHide β
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Tail length0.34 mAVONETDetails βHide β
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Wing length0.4 mAVONETDetails βHide β
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Beak length0.06 mAVONETDetails βHide β
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Tarsus length0.11 mAVONETDetails βHide β
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Trophic levelHerbivoreAVONETDetails βHide β
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HabitatForestAVONETDetails βHide β
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LifestyleTerrestrialAVONETDetails βHide β
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Volume l2.9 LaverageDetails βHide β
Body mass at ~1.0 kg/L, the density of vertebrate tissue.
average = a mean across sexes or species in a group.
Not recorded for Alagoas Curassow yet: body length, shoulder height, top speed, bite force, maximum lifespan.
Family tree
- kingdomAnimalia
- βΊphylumChordata
- βΊclassAves
- βΊorderGalliformes
- βΊfamilyCracidae
- βΊgenusMitu
- βΊspeciesMitu mitu
- classBirds Β· Aves
- superorderGalloanserae
- orderGamebirds Β· Galliformes
- familyCracidae
All 12 branches βFewer branches β
- kingdomMetazoa
- phylumChordata
- subphylumCraniata
- subphylumVertebrata
- superclassGnathostomata
- superclassSarcopterygii
- superclassTetrapoda
- orderSauria
- classBirds Β· Aves
- superorderGalloanserae
- orderGamebirds Β· Galliformes
- familyCracidae
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