Helmeted Curassow - Pauxi pauxi

Length 2.8-3.0 ft (85.0-92.0 cm)
Weight M: 7.9 lb (3.6 g), F: 5.7 lb (2.6 g)
Clutch Size 2
Chicks at birth Precocial
IUCN Conservation Status Endangered
Continents:SA
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The Helmeted Curassow or Northern Helmeted Curassow is an endangered bird from the eastern Andes of Venezuela and Colombia. The plumage on both sexes are similar, but the male is larger.

Adult
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Male
07/23/2013 - Denver Zoo, Denver, CO
Male
07/23/2013 - Denver Zoo, Denver, CO
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Female
10/10/2013 - Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle, WA
Female
10/10/2013 - Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle, WA
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Female
12/11/2013 - San Diego Zoo, San Diego, CA
Female
12/11/2013 - San Diego Zoo, San Diego, CA
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Female, note the tongue
03/30/2012 - San Diego Zoo, San Diego, CA
Female, note the tongue
03/30/2012 - San Diego Zoo, San Diego, CA

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