The Great Curassow is a large, turkey-like bird of tropical rainforests that barely enters the extreme southern tip of North America in Mexico. The male is entirely glossy black with a curly yellow-knobbed crest. It is highly sensitive to hunting pressure and habitat loss and is now extirpated from much of its former range.
Habitat
Tropical lowland and foothill rainforests
Diet
Fallen fruit, seeds, and small invertebrates
How common
Very rare
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