Crestless Curassow (Mitu tomentosum) | Photos and ID

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Crestless Curassow (Mitu tomentosum), photo 2 — Photo: Ben Costamagna · CC BY 4.0

Crestless Curassow (Mitu tomentosum), photo 4 — Photo: (c) Ben Costamagna, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Crestless Curassow (Mitu tomentosum), photo 5 — Photo: (c) Nicolas Olejnik, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Crestless Curassow (Mitu tomentosum), photo 6 — Photo: (c) Ben Costamagna, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Crestless Curassow (Mitu tomentosum), photo 7 — Photo: (c) Ben Costamagna, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

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The crestless curassow is 75 to 85 cm (2.5 to 2.8 ft) long. Males weigh 2,300 to 3,050 g (5.1 to 6.7 lb) and females 1,300 to 2,425 g (2.9 to 5.3 lb). It is mostly black with a dark blue to purplish gloss. Its belly and the tip of its tail are rich chestnut. Unlike most other curassows, it has no crest and no swelling on its red bill. Voice: The crestless curassow's song is "a low humming or booming 'uuut ... uu-UU-uu-uhoot'", performed year round but more frequently in the breeding season. Its alarm call is a "series of sharp, reedy whistles, 'queet'".

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When to see the Crestless Curassow

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 10 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is March, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Crestless Curassow

Regular range

The map shades 4 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Colombia Brazil Guyana Venezuela

About the Crestless Curassow

The crestless curassow is a species of bird in the family Cracidae, the chachalacas, guans, and curassows. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, and Venezuela.

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Easily confused with

Salvin's CurassowMitu salviniSalvin's curassow is 75 to 89 cm (2.5 to 2.9 ft) long and weighs about 3,100 g (6.8 lb).

Razor-billed CurassowMitu tuberosumThe razor-billed curassow is 83 to 89 cm (2.7 to 2.9 ft) long and males weigh about 3,860 g (8.5 lb).

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