Sira Curassow
Pauxi koepckeaeWeske, JS; Terborgh, JW, 1971
English (US) Sira Curassow
The Sira Curassow (Pauxi koepckeae) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Cracidae (Guans, Curassows, and Chachalacas) in the order Galliformes.
Range: Andes of southeastern Peru (Cerros del Sira)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Pauxi koepckeae
- Order
- Galliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Critically Endangered
- English (US)
- Sira Curassow
- Described by
- Weske, JS; Terborgh, JW, 1971
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Pauxi unicornis koepckeae
- Described by
- Weske, JS; Terborgh, JW, 1971
- Type locality
- southwest slopes, in the Rio Llulla Pichis watershed, Dept. Huanuco, Peru
- Original description
- The Auk 88, no.2 p.233-238
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Helmeted Curassow
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Horned Curassow
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Crestless Curassow
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