Aburria cumanensis grayi
Galliformes - Cracidae - Chacalaca, Guan & Curassow
© Louise Peat
Distribution: SE Peru, Amazonian NC & E Bolivia, SW Brazil and NE Paraguay.
Habitat: Humid , semi-deciduous and gallery forest.
Diet: Palm fruits, flowers; figs and snails have been found in stomachs.
Breeding: Nest built of twigs, placed in dense canopy vegetation.
Clutch size: 3 eggs.
Incubation: Around 24 days
View Cotswold Wildlife Park protocol file >
Protocol established 2010
Used on 3 individuals
Success rate 100.00%
Rating
Protocol used for at least 5 individuals with over 75% success | |
Used by 2 or more institutions | |
Points on minimizing imprinting | |
Birds went on to produce fertile eggs | |
Birds went on to successfully parent rear |
Warning points
None
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Del Hoya, J., Elliott, A. & Sargatal, J. eds. (1994). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Vol 2. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.