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Salvin's curassow

Mitu salvini

Photo by Tukup
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Field Notes

Description:

Large black birds. Underside of rump and tips of tail feathers are white. Large light orange/flesh-colored bead.

Habitat:

Found in the Amazon rainforest of SE Ecuador.

Notes:

These birds were "tame" and ran loose in an Achuar village.

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Birds of the World
Biodiversity of Ecuador (BioBanco)
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The Birds of Ecuador

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PublishedJanuary 27, 2019

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