Salvin's Curassow

Salvin's Curassow
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Galliformes
Family:	Cracidae
Genus:	Mitu
Species:	M. salvini
Binomial name
Mitu salvini Reinhardt, 1879
Synonyms
Crax salvini (Reinhardt, 1879)

The Salvin's Curassow (Mitu salvini) is a species of bird in the Cracidae family. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

A prized game bird, the Salvin's curassow is declining throughout the human-inhabited areas of its range, which also includes Colombia and eastern Ecuador. But the turkey-size bird seems to be doing well in areas without hunting pressures.^{[citation needed]}

References

• BirdLife International 2004. Mitu salvini. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 July 2007.
• National Geographic 2009 [1]