Red-billed Curassow

Crax blumenbachii

Endangered

The Red-billed Curassow is a large, mostly forest-dwelling cracid of Atlantic Forest of eastern Brazil. 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

Red-billed Curassow Range — Atlantic Forest of eastern Brazil

Population

≈ 480

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