Great curassow  (Crax rubra)

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Glossary

Coverts: Small feathers concealing the bases of larger primary feathers, usually on the wings or tail.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (June, 2006)
    http://www.redlist.org
  2. Ojasti, J. (1996) Wildlife Utilization in Latin America: Current Situation and Prospects for Sustainable Management. (FAO Conservation Guide - 25). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – FAO, Rome. Available at:
    http://www.fao.org/docrep/T0750E/t0750e00.htm#Contents
  3. CITES (June, 2006)
    http://www.cites.org
  4. Rainforest Alliance (June, 2006)
    http://www.rainforest-alliance.org/resources/forest-facts/species-profiles/curassow.html
  5. Sutton, G.M. (1955) Great Curassow. The Wilson Bulletin, 67 (2): 75 - 77. Available at:
    http://elibrary.unm.edu/sora/Wilson/v067n02/p0075-p0077.pdf
  6. Central America's National Parks (June, 2006)
    http://www.nps.gov/centralamerica/salvador/curassow.shtml
  7. Rainforest LIVE (June, 2006)
    http://www.rainforestlive.org.uk/index.cfm?Articleid=392
  8. Zimmer, B. (1999) Observations on a barred morph of the greater curassow (Crax rubra) in Belize. Bulletin of the ICN/BirdLife/WPA Cracid Specialist Group, 8: 18 - 19.
  9. Área de Conservación Guanacaste (June, 2006)
    http://www.acguanacaste.ac.cr/bosque_seco_virtual/bs_web_page/paginas_de_especies/crax_rubra.html
  10. BirdLife International (June, 2006)
    http://www.birdlife.org
  11. Zoological University of the University of Amsterdam (June, 2006)
    http://ip30.eti.uva.nl/zma3d/detail.php?id=111&sort=taxon&type=family
  12. Eisermann, K. (2004) Status of great curassow (Crax rubra) in Punta de Manabique, Guatemala: habitat, population size and human impact. Bulletin of the ICN/BirdLife/WPA Cracid Specialist Group, 18: 8 - 14.