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Horned Curassow
Pauxi unicornis Bond, J & Meyer de Schauensee, 1939
Cracidae — Chachalacas, Curassows, Guans
Horned Curassow, Pauxi unicornis, is a bird of humid tropical and subtropical forests in southern Bolivia. It belongs to the Cracidae family and was described by Bond and Meyer de Schauensee in 1939. The original Bolivian form is endemic to Bolivia. It is a large, mainly black bird with a striking casque on the forehead. Its range is restricted, and it is affected by habitat loss.
- Order
- Galliformes
- Family
- Cracidae — Chachalacas, Curassows, Guans
- Breeding range
- South America: c Bolivia
