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Great Curassow
Crax rubra
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Where it is recorded
| Costa Rica | 2,921 |
|---|---|
| Provincia Alajuela | 1,366 |
| Provincia Puntarenas | 581 |
| Provincia Heredia | 448 |
| Mexico | 399 |
| Provincia Guanacaste | 392 |
| Panama | 149 |
| Quintana Roo | 100 |
| Campeche | 95 |
| Provincia de Darién | 84 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Dietary
- Fruit eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating fruit.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Group and habits
- Tree nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in trees.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Bamboo nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in bamboo.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Landfowl · Galliformes |
| Family | Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows · Cracidae |
| Genus | Crested Curassows · Crax |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Great Curassow with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.