Alagoas curassow

Mitu mitu

The Alagoas curassow (Mitu mitu) is a bird found in Brazil. Rainforest in northeastern Brazil. It eats fruit. The IUCN Red List lists it as Extinct in the Wild.

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Scientific name	Mitu mitu
Region	South America
Found in	Brazil

🏡 Where the Alagoas curassow lives

Rainforest in northeastern Brazil.

🍽️ What it eats

🍎 Fruit100%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Extinct in the WildOnly lives in zoos and care centres.

💡 All the ones left alive live in breeding programmes.

Questions about the Alagoas curassow

Where does the Alagoas curassow live?

The Alagoas curassow lives in Brazil. Rainforest in northeastern Brazil.

What does the Alagoas curassow eat?

fruit (about 100%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Alagoas curassow endangered?

Only lives in zoos and care centres. Its IUCN Red List category is Extinct in the Wild.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.