Mitu (bird)

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Mitu (bird)

Mitu is a genus of curassows, large birds in the family Cracidae. They are found in humid tropical forests in South America. Their plumage is iridescent black with a white or rufous crissum (the area around the cloaca) and tail-tip, and their legs and bills are red. The genders are alike.

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ImageScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Mitu tomentosumCrestless curassowBrazil, Colombia, Guyana, and Venezuela.
Mitu mitu - extinct in the wild (mid-late 1980s)Alagoas curassowNortheastern Brazil
Mitu salviniSalvin's curassowColombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
Mitu tuberosumRazor-billed curassowAmazon Rainforest
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