Extinct in the Wild

Alagoas Curassow

Mitu mitu

Alagoas Curassow

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The Alagoas curassow (Mitu mitu) is a glossy-black, pheasant-like bird. It was formerly found in forests in Northeastern Brazil in what is now the states of Pernambuco and Alagoas, which is the origin of its common name (Harry 2006).

Scientific Classification

KINGDOM

Animalia

PHYLUM

Chordata

CLASS

Aves

ORDER

Galliformes

FAMILY

Cracidae

GENUS

Mitu

Location

Northeastern Brazil

Bird

Herbivore

Habitat

Terrestrial, Forest

Food

fruits and nuts.

Threat

Poaching
Habitat Destruction

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