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BARE-FACED CURRASOW Crax fasciolata
Currasows are large turkey-like birds invariably confined to humid forest areas. Globally many species are in serious danger of extinction. In Paraguay there is only one species, pictured below. It is a large and handsome bird but unfortunately hard to observe in the wild.
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FIGURE 1 - (FPAVE1067PH) Adult male, Zoológico Juan XXIII, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith June 2007).
FIGURE 2 - (FPAVE1068PH) Adult female, Zoológico Juan XXIII, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith June 2007).
FIGURE 3 - (FPAVE1069PH) Pair ventral view, Zoológico Atinguy near Ayolas, Departamento Misiones (Hugo del Castillo March 2007).
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