The Nocturnal Curassow (Nothocrax urumutum) is a species of bird in the Cracidae family. Regarded as one of the most mythical and exciting of all the Neotropical birds.  Despite its name the species does not appear to be strictly nocturnal.  Nevertheless, it does seem that the males have a striking propensity to sing at night, especially if there's a new moon or the moon is a young.  One of the smallest Curassow.

The Curassow is about 16.5-36in. in length.  The dorsal coloration is red-brown, tending with brown, with black feathers.  Belly is red-brown.  Has bare yellow cheeks and nostrils.   Red beak. Legs and feet red-pink. Iris brown. Part of bare yellow cheeks and nostrils, having in front and below the eye over a stain-dark brown-roxeado.

 

The Nocturnal Curassow is present only in the Amazon in Brazil, south of the Amazon River, between the Madeira and Purus rivers and to the north, in the upper Rio Negro. Also found in Peru, Venezuela and Colombia.  The Nocturnal Curassow is mainly a night bird.

                                              

Their diet is wild fruit and seeds and other vegetation as leave buds, occasionally insects.         

Curassows are able eat nuts and tough seeds by swallowing stones that aid digestion. Curassows rarely eat insects unless needed too.  The main predators of the curassow is mainly humans.

As you can tell he Nocturnal Curassow is an amazing bird.  It is not yet extinct and.  The Nocturnal Curassow is actually not strictly nocturnal.  The only harm it does is eat plant seeds.  That's all to know about the Nocturnal Curassow.

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Published: 02/2013

 

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