- Where to see one
- 5 U.S. zoos in our directory hold helmeted curassow, confirmed against each zoo's own animal list.
Conservation status
Not Evaluated
This species has not been assessed for the IUCN Red List, so it sits outside the threat scale entirely.
About the helmeted curassow
The helmeted curassow is a large, mostly ground-dwelling bird of subtropical cloud forest in the eastern Andes of western Venezuela and northern Colombia. Adults are black with a white-tipped tail, a red bill and a large bluish-grey casque on the forehead, and measure 80 to 100 cm in length. It is one of the largest birds in its habitat and spends much of its time on the forest floor and in the lower canopy. Its diet is mainly seeds, fruit, insects and small animals. The female lays two cream-coloured eggs and incubates them for about 30 days.
Helmeted Curassow facts
- The grey casque on its forehead gives the species its name.
- Males weigh about 3.6 kg, noticeably more than females at about 2.6 kg.
- A Colombian park study estimated 4.8 birds per square kilometre.
- The female incubates her two eggs for about 30 days.
Where to see helmeted curassow in the U.S.
5 zoos across 5 states
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Illinois· 1
Missouri· 1
New York· 1
Ohio· 1
Wisconsin· 1
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