Mitu (bird)
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Mitu
Lesson, 1831
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M. tomentosum |
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Mitu is a genus of curassows, large birds in the family Cracidae. They are found in humid tropical forests in South America. Their plumage is iridescent black with a white or rufous crissum and tail-tip, and their legs and bills are red. The genders are alike.
Species
- Crestless curassow, Mitu tomentosum
- Alagoas curassow, Mitu mitu - extinct in the wild (mid-late 1980s)
- Salvin's curassow, Mitu salvini
- Razor-billed curassow, Mitu tuberosum
References
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