Horned curassow

Pauxi unicornis

The Horned curassow (Pauxi unicornis) is a bird found in Bolivia and Peru. Found in Bolivia and Peru. It eats seeds and nuts and fruit. The IUCN Red List lists it as Endangered.

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Scientific name	Pauxi unicornis
Region	South America
Found in	Bolivia and Peru

🏡 Where the Horned curassow lives

Found in Bolivia and Peru.

🍽️ What it eats

🌰 Seeds & nuts70%
🍎 Fruit30%

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

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

EndangeredVery few are left in the wild.

💡 It weighs about 3.7 kilograms. It mostly eats seeds and fruit.

Questions about the Horned curassow

Where does the Horned curassow live?

The Horned curassow lives in Bolivia and Peru. Found in Bolivia and Peru.

What does the Horned curassow eat?

seeds and nuts (about 70%), fruit (about 30%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Horned curassow endangered?

Very few are left in the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Endangered.

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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.