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Yellow-knobbed Curassows Ground feeding Curassow found in Venezuela & Colombia - They have a call, called the descending whistle, once heard, never forgotten. Crax daubentoni,Hato Pinero,Yellow-knobbed curassow Click/tap to enlarge

Yellow-knobbed Curassows

Ground feeding Curassow found in Venezuela & Colombia - They have a call, called the descending whistle, once heard, never forgotten.

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  1. Beautiful bird, I've never seen one in the wild yet. Posted 5 years ago
    1. Only saw them @ Hato Pinero - Call once heard - try this
      Posted 5 years ago
      1. omg lol, I had no idea about this siren call. Gorgeous! Posted 5 years ago

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The yellow-knobbed curassow is a large species of bird found in forest and woodland in Colombia and Venezuela. It feeds mainly on the ground, but flies up into trees if threatened. Its most striking features are its crest, made of feathers that curl forward, and the fleshy yellow knob at the base of its bill. Females lack this fleshy yellow knob, but otherwise resemble the male in the plumage, being overall black with a white crissum.

Similar species: Landfowl
Species identified by NattyOne
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Uploaded Dec 15, 2019. Captured Aug 8, 2015 20:40.
  • Canon EOS 7D
  • f/9.0
  • 1/197s
  • ISO3200
  • 200mm