Pauxi unicornis

IUCN

Alias：Pauxi unicornis，Horned Curassow

Basic Information

Scientific classification

name：Pauxi unicornis
Aliases：Pauxi unicornis，Horned Curassow
Outline：Landfowl
Family：Chickeniformes P.family P.Genus

Vital signs

length：85-95cm
Weight：No textual research information is available
lifetime：No textual research information is available

Feature

It has long blue fleshy horns, protruding from the bright red beak

Details

The Horned Curassow (Pauxi unicornis) was once divided into two subspecies, the named subspecies and the Peruvian subspecies. In 2014, the Peruvian subspecies was recognized as a separate species, the Peruvian Helmeted Pheasant. The difference between the two is that the Peruvian Helmeted pheasant is smaller and wider, and the white tip of the tail is darker.

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Listed on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) 2016 Red List of Threatened Species ver 3.1 - Critically Endangered (CR).

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Location

It is found in central Bolivia. The Horned Helmeted pheasant lives in Bolivia's Amboro and Carrasco National parks and adjacent areas. In Ceros de Vala, Puno, Peru, in 1992, only one horned Helmeted pheasant was observed outside these protected areas.

Form

The horned crested pheasant is a large forest bird. It is 85-95 cm long. It has long blue fleshy horns, protruding from the bright red beak. The male's plumage is predominantly black, with a snowy white underbelly and tail concealment. The broad tail tips white and the legs pale red. The sexes are similar, but the white part of the male's plumage is dark reddish-brown in the female.