Sira Curassow

Pauxi koepckeae

Critically Endangered

The Sira Curassow is a large, mostly forest-dwelling cracid of Sira Mountains of central Peru. 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

Sira Curassow Range — Sira Mountains of central Peru

Population

≈ 50–400

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