Great Curassow Female Rufous

by Marlin and Laura Hum

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Great Curassow Female Rufous

Artist

Marlin and Laura Hum

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Photograph - Photography

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This female great curassow was photographed in the Arenal Volcano area of Costa Rica in Central America.
"The great curassow (Crax rubra) (Spanish: hocofaisán, pavón norteño) is a large, pheasant-like bird from the Neotropical rainforests, its range extending from eastern Mexico, through Central America to western Colombia and northwestern Ecuador. Male birds are black with curly crests and yellow beaks; females come in three colour morphs, barred, rufous and black. These birds form small groups, foraging mainly on the ground for fruits and arthropods, and the occasional small vertebrate, but they roost and nest in trees. This species is monogamous, the male usually building the rather small nest of leaves in which two eggs are laid. This species is threatened by loss of habitat and hunting, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as "vulnerable". " (www.wikipedia.org)
Great Curassow Female Rufous has been featured in the following Fine Art America groups:
A Birding Group Wings on 02/20/2019
Wildlife One a Day on 02/22/2019
Wild Birds of the World on 02/20/2019
Birds in Focus 02/22/2019
Poetic Poetry 03/01/2019
Travel Art 03/07/2019
Go Take a Hike Photography group 02/27/2022
1000 Views 02/23/2023

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February 18th, 2019

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