Great Curassow
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Great Curassow

Crax rubra

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Tenorio Volcano National Park
817 Verified records at Tenorio Volcano National Park
August Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The great curassow (Crax rubra) is a large, pheasant-like bird from the Neotropical rainforests, its range extending from eastern Mexico, through Central America to western Colombia and northwestern Ecuador. Male birds are black with curly crests and yellow beaks; females come in three colour morphs, barred, rufous and black. These birds form small groups, foraging mainly on the ground for fruits and arthropods, and the occasional small vertebrate, but they roost and nest in trees. This species is monogamous, the male usually building the rather small nest of leaves in which two eggs are laid. This species is threatened by loss of habitat and hunting, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as "vulnerable". Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Great Curassow sighting in Tenorio Volcano National Park, based on 817 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Tenorio Volcano National Park

Crested Guan
NT

Crested Guan

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Penelope purpurascens

40–50% · Likely
Gray-headed Chachalaca
LC

Gray-headed Chachalaca

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ortalis cinereiceps

<5% · Rare
Black Guan
LC

Black Guan

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chamaepetes unicolor

<5% · Rare
Plain Chachalaca
LC

Plain Chachalaca

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ortalis vetula

Insufficient data
Black-eared Wood Quail
NT

Black-eared Wood Quail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Odontophorus melanotis

<5% · Rare
Black-breasted Wood Quail
LC

Black-breasted Wood Quail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Odontophorus leucolaemus

<5% · Rare
🐦 No photo available
LC

Spot-bellied Bobwhite

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Colinus leucopogon

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
30–40
Feb
30–40
Mar
30–40
Apr
30–40
May
40–50
Jun
40–50
Jul
40–50
Aug
10–20
Sep
20–30
Oct
20–30
Nov
40–50
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
50–60%
2 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
50–60%
3 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
4 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
5 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
6 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
7 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
20–30%
8 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
9 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
10 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
11 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
12 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
13 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
5–10%
14 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
15 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
16 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
17 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
18 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
19 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
20 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
21 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
22 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
23 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
24 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
25 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
26 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
27 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
28 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
29 El Triunfo 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
30 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
Insufficient data
31 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
32 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
33 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
34 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Great Curassow in Tenorio Volcano National Park?

About 32% of wildlife watchers report a Great Curassow sighting in Tenorio Volcano National Park, based on 817 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Great Curassow in Tenorio Volcano National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Great Curassow in Tenorio Volcano National Park in our monthly data.

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