Yellow-Knobbed Curassow

The Yellow-Knobbed Curassow (Crax daubentoni) is a large bird in the Cracidae family. It is a game bird.

Yellow-Knobbed Curassow is black with an area of white feathers on its rear – the area is called a crissum. It has a crest of curly feathers on its head. The feathers curl forward. The male has a fleshy yellow knob at the base of its beak. The female does not have a knob. 

Yellow-Knobbed Curassow (male)

It grows to 84-92 centimetres (33-37 inches) tall.

It is found in woodlands and forest in Colombia and Venezuela in South America.

It feeds mainly on the ground, on seeds, leaves, and fruit.

Both the male and female make a nest off the ground in a low tree or bush. The female lays 2 eggs.

Yellow-Knobbed Curassow (male)
Yellow-Knobbed Curassow (female)
Yellow-Knobbed Curassow (male)
Yellow-Knobbed Curassow (male)
Yellow-Knobbed Curassow (female)
Yellow-Knobbed Curassow (female)
Yellow-Knobbed Curassow (female)
Yellow-Knobbed Curassow (female)

Location of photographs: Parc Zoologique de Paris in Bois de Vincennes, France

Photographer: Martina Nicolls

Martina Nicolls: SIMILAR BUT DIFFERENT IN THE ANIMAL KINGDOM

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