Blue-billed Curassow

Crax alberti

Critically Endangered

The Blue-billed Curassow is a large, mostly forest-dwelling cracid of lowland forests of northern Colombia. It spends much of its time walking quietly on the forest floor, where it feeds on fallen fruit, seeds, and small invertebrates. Its conservation story is important, with habitat loss and hunting pressure making protected forest especially valuable.

Family

Cracidae

Group

Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows

Range

Blue-billed Curassow Range — Lowland forests of northern Colombia

Population

≈ 1K–5.5K

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