Pauxi
Sign in to saveThe genus Pauxi consists of the three species of helmeted curassows, terrestrial black fowl with ornamental casque on their heads. All are found in South America.
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It sits within the topics Bird genera, Birds of the Andes and Extant Tortonian first appearances.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderGalliformes
- FamilyCracidae
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The genus Pauxi consists of the three species of helmeted curassows, terrestrial black fowl with ornamental casque on their heads. All are found in South America.
This genus contains 3 species {| class="wikitable" |- ! Image !! Scientific name !! Common name!! Distribution |- |120px || Pauxi pauxi || Helmeted curassow or northern helmeted curassow || eastern Andes of Venezuela and Colombia |- |120px || Pauxi unicornis || Horned curassow or southern helmeted curassow || Bolivia |- | || Pauxi koepckeae || Sira curassow || Cerros del Sira in central Peru |- |}
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