Crax

E79518
genus taxon

Crax is a genus of large, ground-dwelling curassows—game birds native to Central and South American forests—known for their distinctive crests and sexual dimorphism.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Crax alector 2
Crax alberti 1
Crax globulosa 1

Statements (35)

Predicate Object
instanceOf genus ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
belongsTo Neotropical avifauna ⓘ
class Aves ⓘ
commonName curassows ⓘ
containsTaxon Crax self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Crax alberti

Crax self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Crax alector

Crax blumenbachii ⓘ
Crax daubentoni ⓘ
Crax fasciolata ⓘ
Crax self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Crax globulosa

Crax rubra ⓘ
describedAs large ground-dwelling birds ⓘ
diet frugivorous ⓘ
omnivorous ⓘ
ecologicalNiche ground-dwelling bird ⓘ
family Cracidae ⓘ
foragingStratum forest floor ⓘ
gameBird true ⓘ
geographicDistribution Neotropical realm ⓘ
surface form: Neotropics
habitat subtropical forests ⓘ
tropical forests ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
mobility capable of flight ⓘ
nativeTo Central America ⓘ
South America ⓘ
notableFor distinctive crests ⓘ
sexual dimorphism ⓘ
order Galliformes ⓘ
parentTaxon Cracidae ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
reproduction oviparous ⓘ
socialBehavior often seen in pairs or small groups ⓘ
taxonRank genus ⓘ
typeSpecies Crax self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Crax alector

Referenced by (5)

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

Crax → containsTaxon → Crax self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Crax alector
Crax → containsTaxon → Crax self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Crax globulosa
Crax → containsTaxon → Crax self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Crax alberti
Cracidae → notableGenus → Crax ⓘ
Crax → typeSpecies → Crax self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Crax alector