Blue-billed Curassow

It is found only in Colombia; areas of its range in the south and east are bordered by the Magdalena River. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

The Blue-billed Curassow is classified as Critically Endangered (CR), facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.

The Blue-knobbed Curassow (Crax alberti) or Blue-billed Curassow is a species of bird in the Cracidae family, which includes the chachalacas, guans, and curassows. It is found only in Colombia; areas of its range in the south and east are bordered by the Magdalena River. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. References - * BirdLife International 2004. Crax alberti. More

Images Blue-billed curassow standing in habitat The blue-billed curassow is the most threatened cracid species in the world and amongst the most endangered of all birds. This large, mainly black species is the only curassow with a distinctive blue cere and wattles, earning the bird its common name ... More

The blue-billed curassow is the world’s most threatened species of cracid, a family of beautiful crested game birds found primarily in Latin America. This large, mainly black bird is the only curassow with distinctive blue bill ornaments, earning the species its common name. Very little is known about this bird in the wild due to its rarity; while at one time its range stretched 106,700 square kilometers, it’s now restricted to only a fragmented 2,090-square-kilometer forest area in northern Colombia. More

Blue-billed curassow standing in habitat Blue-billed curassow standing in habitatPrint factsheet Facts - Also known as: Blue-knobbed curassow Spanish: Pavón Piquiazul Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Aves Order Galliformes Family Cracidae Genus More

The Blue-billed Curassow (Crax alberti) is a species of bird of the family Cracidae. It is found only in Colombia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. The adult is 32.66 to 36.66 inches long. It is a large, mainly black, terrestrial bird. The male is black with a white vent and tail tip. The bill is grayish with a fleshy wattle. It has curled, black crest feathers. The legs are pinkish. More

Conservation of the Blue-billed Curassow at El Paujil Bird Reserve, Colombia = Region: - Serran More

1000-2500 blue-billed curassow remain in their former range. With increased access to remote areas and hunting, their population is predicted to continue to decline. Conservation: Several reserves and National Parks make up a portion of the range of this species. Unfortunately, some areas are so vast that implementing protective measures has proved to be difficult. Scientists hope to more accurately determine the blue-billed curassow population and distribution. More

Blue-billed curassows are found in the tropical zone of northern Colombia. Their habitat consists of the humid lowlands of the north coast of Columbia, most commonly below 2000 ft altitude. They are about the size of a wild turkey, weighing approximately 7 - 8 lbs. (3.5 kg) They feed primarily on fruit and greens. Once called the Prince Albert’s curassow, the blue-billed curassow is a more descriptive name for this bird. More

species, including nesting Blue-billed Curassow, a troop of Variegated Spider-Monkey Ateles hybridus, tracks of Magdalena Tapir Tapirus terrestris columbianus, and the Magdalena Bocadito fish Prochilodus magdalenae. Although ornithological surveys are not yet complete, early signs are that the area may contain the most significant surviving population of Crax alberti remaining. Members of BirdLife's Rare Bird Club immediately secured $35,000. More

Critically endangered Blue-billed Curassows photographed on Colombian reserve = 21/05/2009 23:03:12world/americas/blue-billed_curassow_2_proaves Male Blue-billed Curassow, El Paujil Bird Reserve. April 4, 2009. "(c)Fundación ProAves. www.proaves.org Puma and peccary also caught on film May 2009. More

BLUE-BILLED CURASSOW - AN EMERGENCY STUDENT CONSERVATION INITIATIVE Project leader: Jose Manuel ... http://conservation.bp.com/news/awards.asp bp conservation programme: Brazil, Brazil. Silver Award: $17,000, Saving the Blue-billed Curassow: an emergency student conservation initiative, Colombia. Bronze ... http://www.scientists4pr.org/BirdsList.htm Birds: Javan Coucal. Plumbeous Forest-falcon. Tolima Dove. Short-toed Coucal. Blue-billed Curassow. Ochre-bellied Dove. Black-hooded Coucal. Red-billed Curassow. http://www.free-definition.com/Cracidae. More

100 Years - 100 Objects: Blue-billed Curassow van Houston Museum of Natural Science - Notities van Houston Museum of Natural Science100 Years - 100 Objects: Blue-billed Curassow zaterdag 10 januari 2009 om 7:04 The Houston Museum of Natural Science was founded in 1909 - meaning that the curators of the Houston Museum of Natural Science have been collecting and preserving natural and cultural treasures for a hundred years now. More

protected the Blue-billed Curassow since 2003 and is now the Director of the El Paujil Bird Reserve, noted a significant increase in sightings and of group sizes in just the past year. More

The Blue-billed Curassow (Crax alberti) is a large bird that is endemic to the mountain valleys of northern Colombia. The tasty flesh of this turkey-sized bird, combined with destruction of the rainforests it thrives in represent the primary threats to this and other members of the Cracid family. This species is considered Critically Endangered by the Cracid Specialist Group, as its global population certainly can not exceed 2000 individuals. It is certainly among the rarest of vertebrates in the collection. More