Mitu

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Mitu is a genus of large, ground-dwelling curassows—game birds native to Neotropical forests in South America.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Mitu tomentosum 1

Statements (33)

Predicate Object
instanceOf genus
taxon
class Aves
commonName curassows
conservationConcern some species threatened by habitat loss and hunting
describedAs large ground-dwelling curassows
diet frugivorous
omnivorous
distributionContinent South America
ecologicalRole seed disperser
family Cracidae
flightAbility strong but infrequent flyer
foragingStratum forest floor
habitat lowland rainforests
tropical forests
hasMemberSpecies Mitu mitu
Mitu salvini
Mitu self-linksurface differs
surface form: Mitu tomentosum

Mitu tuberosum
isGameBird true
kingdom Animalia
lifestyle terrestrial
locomotion primarily terrestrial
nativeTo Neotropical realm
surface form: Neotropical forests

South America
order Galliformes
parentTaxon Cracidae
Cracinae
phylum Chordata
reproduction oviparous
socialBehavior often seen in pairs or small family groups
subfamily Cracinae
taxonRank genus

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

Mitu hasMemberSpecies Mitu self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Mitu tomentosum
Cracidae notableGenus Mitu