Crax fasciolata pinima von Pelzeln, 1870

Belem curassow

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Conservation Status

Last record: 1978

Rediscovered in late 2017

IUCN RedList status: Critically Endangered

Distribution

Amazonia, Brazil

Biology & Ecology

Hypodigm

Media

References

Original scientific description:

von Pelzeln, A. (1868-1870). Zur Ornithologie Brasiliens. Resultate von Johann Natterers Reisen in den Jahren 1817 bis 1835, parts I-IV. Vienna: Pichler’s Witwe & Sohn.

Other references:

Alteff, E., Gonsioroski, G., Barreiros, M., Oliveira Torres, L. G., Camilo, A., Mozerle, H., Sousa, A. E., Medolago, C. A., Martínez, C., Lima, D., Ubaid, F., Mendonça, E., Tomotani, B., & Silveira, L. F. (2019). The rarest of the rare: rediscovery and status of the critically endangered Belem Curassow, Crax fasciolata pinima (Pelzeln, 1870). Papéis Avulsos De Zoologia 59: e20195946.

BirdLife International. (2014). Crax pinima. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. (http://www.iucnredlist.org). Downloaded on 26 July 2014.

Delacour, Jean and Amadon, Dean. (1973). Curassows and Related Birds. New York: American Museum of Natural History. [relevant citation?]

Silveira, L. F. (2009). Recognizing curassow diversity: Crax fasciolata pinima as a case study. G@llinformed 2: 35-39.

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