Crax fasciolata Spix, 1825 is a animal in the Cracidae family, order Galliformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Crax fasciolata Spix, 1825

Crax fasciolata Spix, 1825

Crax fasciolata, the bare-faced curassow, is a large sexually dimorphic bird with distinct physical differences between males and females.

Family
Genus
Crax
Order
Galliformes
Class
Aves

About Crax fasciolata Spix, 1825

The bare-faced curassow, scientifically named Crax fasciolata Spix, 1825, is a large bird. Adults reach a length of 82 to 92 centimetres, which equals 32 to 36 inches. Males and females differ in their physical appearance. Males have black upper parts with a faint greenish-olive gloss, an unfeathered face covered in yellowish bare skin, a small black crest, and white underparts. Females have black coloration on the head, throat, neck, and upper mantle, along with a black and white barred crest. The rest of a female's upper parts are greenish-black and barred with white or ochre. A female's black tail is tipped with white or ochre; her underparts are black with ochre barring on the breast, and pale to yellowish or ochre on the belly. A female's facial skin is blackish.

Photo: (c) Carmelo López Abad, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Carmelo López Abad · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Aves Galliformes Cracidae Crax

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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