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Great curassow male

Crax rubra

Photo by The MnMs
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Field Notes

Description:

The male was way shier (as it often happens :-) and only showed up once through the leaves and then I could only see the female.
Yet, if you can see its eye in the darkness, it also has a really cute face!

Habitat:

National Park Arenal V.

Reference Links:

Overview - Great Curassow (Crax rubra) - Neotropical Birds

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Comments (4)
The MnMs
Thanks ashutosh! I find it very cute too :-)
The MnMs
Thanks, Maria, Ava, hernandez! I think the male is such a beauty too! :-)
Maria dB
Congratulations on getting at least one photo of it!

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PublishedJune 14, 2014

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