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Galliformes / Cracidae / Crax

Black Curassow

Crax alector

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (blacur1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

Taxonomy

Order: Galliformes
Family: Cracidae
Genus: Crax

Subspecies (2)

Crax alector alector

far eastern Venezuela to the Guianas and Brazil (north of the Amazon River)
Crax alector erythrognatha

eastern Colombia and Venezuela (south of the Río Orinoco)

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (blacur1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.