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Pauxi (helmeted curassows)

Synonyms: Pauxia; Pauxis

Wikipedia Abstract

The genus Pauxi consists of the three species of helmeted curassows, terrestrial black fowl with ornamental casque on their heads. All are found in South America. This genus contains 3 species \n* Helmeted curassow or northern helmeted curassow, Pauxi pauxi \n* Horned curassow, Pauxi unicornis \n* Sira curassow, Pauxi koepckeae
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Species

Pauxi koepckeae (Sira Curassow) (Critically Endangered)
Pauxi pauxi (Northern Helmeted Curassow) (Endangered) (Attributes)
Pauxi unicornis (Southern Helmeted Curassow) (Critically Endangered) (Attributes)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0