Mitu (bird)

Mitu
	Mitu tuberosum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Galliformes
Family:	Cracidae
Subfamily:	Cracinae
Genus:	Mitu; Lesson, 1831
Type species
	Ourax mitu; Temminck ( = Crax mitu Linnaeus)
Species
	M. tomentosum; M. mitu ; M. salvini; M. tuberosum

Mitu is a genus of curassows, large birds in the family Cracidae. They are found in humid tropical forests in South America. Their plumage is iridescent black with a white or rufous crissum (the area around the cloaca) and tail-tip, and their legs and bills are red. The genders are alike.

Species

Scientific name	Common Name	Distribution
Mitu tomentosum	Crestless curassow	Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, and Venezuela.
Mitu mitu - extinct in the wild (mid-late 1980s)	Alagoas curassow	Northeastern Brazil
Mitu salvini	Salvin's curassow	Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
Mitu tuberosum	Razor-billed curassow	Amazon Rainforest

References

^ Peters, JL (1934). Check-list of birds of the world. Vol. 2. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. pp. 9–10.

Hilty, Steven L (2003). Birds of Venezuela. London: Christopher Helm. ISBN 0-7136-6418-5.

[Peters-1] Peters, JL (1934). Check-list of birds of the world. Vol. 2. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. pp. 9–10.

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