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Crax blumenbachii
The Red-knobbed Curassow (Crax blumenbachii) is a bird found in Brazil. Found in Brazil. It eats fruit, insects and other small invertebrates and seeds and nuts. The IUCN Red List lists it as Endangered.
See the Red-knobbed Curassow on the 3D globe →| Scientific name | Crax blumenbachii |
|---|---|
| Region | South America |
| Found in | Brazil |
🏡 Where the Red-knobbed Curassow lives
Found in Brazil.
🍽️ What it eats
- 🍎 Fruit70%
- 🐛 Insects & bugs10%
- 🌰 Seeds & nuts10%
- 🌿 Leaves & plants10%
A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).
Conservation status
Hear the Red-knobbed Curassow
Recorded by Roney Souza (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC256636. Trimmed to a few seconds.
Questions about the Red-knobbed Curassow
Where does the Red-knobbed Curassow live?
The Red-knobbed Curassow lives in Brazil. Found in Brazil.
What does the Red-knobbed Curassow eat?
fruit (about 70%), insects and other small invertebrates (about 10%), seeds and nuts (about 10%), leaves and other plant parts (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.
Is the Red-knobbed 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.