Mitu
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Mitu is a genus of large, ground-dwelling curassows—game birds native to Neotropical forests in South America.
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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mitu tomentosum