Black Curassow Crax alector Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (23)
- Subspecies (2)
Josep del Hoyo, Guy M. Kirwan, and Christopher J. Sharpe
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated May 31, 2016
Text last updated May 31, 2016
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | hoco becllarg |
| Czech | hoko černý |
| Dutch | Zwarte Hokko |
| English | Black Curassow |
| English (United States) | Black Curassow |
| French | Hocco alector |
| French (France) | Hocco alector |
| German | Glattschnabelhokko |
| Icelandic | Skúfhúkur |
| Japanese | メスグロホウカンチョウ |
| Norwegian | trollhokko |
| Polish | czubacz kędzierzawy |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | mutum-poranga |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Mutum-poranga |
| Russian | Чёрный кракс |
| Serbian | Crni hoko |
| Slovak | hoko čierny |
| Spanish | Pavón Guayanés |
| Spanish (Spain) | Pavón guayanés |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Paují Culo Blanco |
| Swedish | svart hocko |
| Turkish | Sarı Gagalı Hokko |
| Ukrainian | Кракс тонкодзьобий |
Crax alector Linnaeus, 1766
PROTONYM:
Crax Alector
Linnaeus, 1766. Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1], p.269.
TYPE LOCALITY:
'America calidiore.'
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- CRAX
- alector
- Alector
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 Black Curassow
