Cracidae
E12129
Cracidae is a family of large, primarily arboreal game birds native to the Neotropics, including chachalacas, guans, and curassows.
Statements (46)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.