Crestless Curassow (Mitu tomentosum)
About the Crestless Curassow
The crestless curassow (Mitu tomentosum) is a species of bird in the family Cracidae, the chachalacas, guans, and curassows. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, and Venezuela. The crestless curassow was originally described in genus Crax but genetic data confirm that Mitu is a valid genus. The crestless curassow is monotypic. Phylogenetic analyses based on mitochondrial gene sequences indicate that the crestless curassow is sister to the Alagoas curassow, the other Mitu species with brown eumelanin in the tail tip; together, these two species are the sister group to the rest of the Mitu genus.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 29 recordings for this species: 5 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela in the xeno-canto catalogue.
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These are the birds recorded alongside it, not close relatives — the site holds no other member of its genus or family yet.