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Black Curassow
The Black Curassow (Crax alector) is a species of bird in the Cracidae family, the chachalacas, guans, and curassows.
It is found in northern South America in the Guianas of Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana; also Venezuela, Colombia and northern regions of the Amazon Basin of Brazil.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes.
Source
BirdLife International 2004. Crax alector. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 July 2007.
External links
Black Curassow videos on the Internet Bird Collection
Stamps (for Suriname) with RangeMap
Black Curassow photo gallery VIREO Photo-High Res--(Close-up)
High Res Photo Gallery and analysis--"Birds in Suriname" www1.nhl.nl
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