Nocturnal curassow

Nocturnal curassow
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Galliformes
Family: Cracidae
Genus: Nothocrax
Burmeister, 1856
Species: N. urumutum
Binomial name
Nothocrax urumutum
(Spix, 1825)

The nocturnal curassow (Nothocrax urumutum) is a species of bird in the Cracidae family. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical swamps.

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