Mitu (bird)
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| Mitu | |
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| Mitu tuberosum | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Cracidae |
| Genus: | Mitu Lesson, 1831 |
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M. tomentosum |
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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 and tail-tip, and their legs and bills are red. The genders are alike.
[edit] Species
- Crestless Curassow, Mitu tomentosum
- Alagoas Curassow, Mitu mitu - extinct in the wild (mid-late 1980s)
- Salvin's Curassow, Mitu salvini
- Razor-billed Curassow, Mitu tuberosum
[edit] References
- Hilty, Steven L (2003). Birds of Venezuela. London: Christopher Helm. ISBN 0-7136-6418-5.
