Cracidae

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Cracidae is a family of large, primarily arboreal game birds native to the Neotropics, including chachalacas, guans, and curassows.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bird family
taxon
bodySize large
breedingSite trees
class Aves
commonName chachalacas, guans, and curassows
conservationStatus several species threatened
diet frugivorous
herbivorous
distributionRegion tropical Americas
economicUse game birds
foragingStratum canopy
subcanopy
habitat subtropical forests
tropical forests
woodlands
includes chachalacas
curassows
guans
kingdom Animalia
morphologicalCharacteristic broad wings
long tail
strong legs
nativeTo Central America
Neotropical realm
surface form: Neotropics

South America
southern North America
nestType tree nests
notableGenus Aburria
Crax
Mitu
Nothocrax
Colinus
surface form: Ortalis

Penelope
Pipile
order Galliformes
phylum Chordata
primaryFood fruits
leaves
seeds
reproduction oviparous
roleInEcosystem seed dispersers
socialBehavior often social
taxonRank family
typicalBehavior primarily arboreal
vocalization loud calls

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Aburria belongsTo Cracidae
Galliformes containsFamily Cracidae
Crax family Cracidae
Mitu family Cracidae
Nothocrax family Cracidae
Nothocrax family Cracidae
subject surface form: Nothocrax urumutum
Penelope family Cracidae
Pipile family Cracidae
cocrico family Cracidae
Aves hasSubgroup Cracidae
Aburria higherClassification Cracidae
Crax parentTaxon Cracidae
Mitu parentTaxon Cracidae
Penelope parentTaxon Cracidae
Pipile parentTaxon Cracidae