Great Curassow Crax rubra Scientific name definitions
- VU Vulnerable
- Names (26)
- Subspecies (2)
Josep del Hoyo and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 2, 2019
Text last updated January 2, 2019
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | hoco de carúncula groga |
| Czech | hoko proměnlivý |
| Dutch | Bruine Hokko |
| English | Great Curassow |
| English (United States) | Great Curassow |
| French | Grand Hocco |
| French (France) | Grand Hocco |
| German | Kronenhokko |
| Icelandic | Bóluhúkur |
| Japanese | オオホウカンチョウ |
| Norwegian | storhokko |
| Polish | czubacz zmienny |
| Russian | Большой кракс |
| Serbian | Veliki hoko |
| Slovak | hoko hrbozobý |
| Slovenian | Velika hokojka |
| Spanish | Pavón Norteño |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Pavón Grande |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Pavón (Paujil) Grande |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Pajuil |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Hocofaisán |
| Spanish (Panama) | Pavón Grande |
| Spanish (Spain) | Pavón norteño |
| Swedish | större hocko |
| Turkish | Kıvırcık Hokko |
| Ukrainian | Кракс великий |
Crax rubra Linnaeus, 1758
PROTONYM:
Crax rubra
Linnaeus, 1758. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1, p.157.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Based entirely on The Red Peruvian Hen of Albin, book 3, p. 37, pi. 40, no locaUty given.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- CRAX
- rubra
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Great Curassow
