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Blue-knobbed Curassow

Crax alberti Fraser, L 1852

The blue-billed curassow is a species of bird in the family Cracidae, the chachalacas, guans, and curassows. It is endemic to Colombia. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Galliformes
Family:
  Cracidae
Genus:
   Crax
Scientific:
  Crax alberti


Original description

Citation:
  Fraser, L 1852

Reference:
   Proc. Zool. Soc. London Part 18 (1850), no.216 p.246 pl.27

Protonym:
  Crax Alberti

Type locality:
  Based on a cage bird of unknown origin.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12858982


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  9260D3DD345F6787

Avibase ID:
  avibase-9260D3DD

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/9260D3DD


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 175757


CRITICALLY ENDANGERED

Geographic range:

  • Crax alberti: humid forest of northern Colombia
English:
Blue-knobbed Curassow
Catalan:
Hoco becblau
Czech:
hoko modrozobý
Danish:
Blåknoppet Hokko
German:
Blaulappenhokko
Spanish:
Pavón Piquiazul
Spanish (Spain):
Pavón Piquiazul
Finnish:
sininokkahokko
French:
Hocco d'Albert
Croatian:
plavokljuni hoko
Hungarian:
kéklebenyes hokkó
Italian:
Hocco beccazzurro
Japanese (romaji):
aokobuhoukanchou
Japanese:
アオコブホウカンチョウ
Lithuanian:
Melsvasnapis kraksas
Dutch:
Blauwknobbelhokko
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Blåknopphokko
Norwegian:
Blåknopphokko
Polish:
czubacz niebieskodzioby
Portuguese:
Mutum-de-bico-azul
Portuguese (Portugal):
mutum-de-bico-azul
Russian:
Синеклювый кракс
Slovak:
hoko modrozobý
Serbian:
Plavokljuni hoko
Swedish:
blånäbbad hocko
Ukrainian:
Кракс синьодзьобий
Chinese:
蓝嘴凤冠雉
Chinese (Traditional):
藍瘤鳳冠雉


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Blue-knobbed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Blue-knobbed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Blue-knobbed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Blue-knobbed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Blue-knobbed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Blue-knobbed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Blue-knobbed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Blue-knobbed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Blue-knobbed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Blue-knobbed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Blue-knobbed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Hocco d'Albert ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Hocco d'Albert ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Blue-knobbed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Blue-knobbed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Blue-knobbed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Blue-knobbed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Blue-knobbed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Blue-knobbed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Blue-knobbed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Blue-knobbed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Blue-knobbed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Blue-knobbed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Blue-knobbed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Blue-knobbed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Blue-knobbed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Blue-knobbed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Blue-knobbed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Blue-knobbed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Blue-knobbed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Blue-knobbed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Blue-knobbed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Crax alberti alberti [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Crax alberti alberti [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Blue-knobbed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Blue-knobbed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Blue-knobbed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003):
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005):
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006):
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007):
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008):
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009):
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010):
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011):
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012):
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012):
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013):
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014):
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015):
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016):
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017):
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018):
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019):
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020):
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020):
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021):
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022):
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023):
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024):
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Blue-billed Curassow ( Crax alberti) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Crax alberti [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Crax alberti [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Crax [alberti or daubentoni] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Catalan: Hoco becblau
Montenegrin: plavokljuni hoko, плавокљуни хоко
Montenegrin (Cyrillic): плавокљуни хоко
Czech: Hoko modrozobý
Danish: Blåknoppet Hokko
German: Blaulappenhokko
English: Albert's currassow, Annulated Curassow, Blue knobbed Curassow, Blue-bellied Curassow, Blue-billed Curassow, Blue-billed currassow, Blue-knobbed Curassow, Blue-knobbed currassow
English, HBW: Blue-billed Curassow
English (IOC): Blue-billed Curassow
English (United States): Blue-billed Curassow
Esperanto: Blubeka mutuo
Spanish: Muitú de Pico Azul, Paujil Piquiazul, Pavón Piquiazul
Spanish (Colombia): Paujil Piquiazul, Pavón colombiano
Spanish (Spain): Pavón Piquiazul
Spanish (HBW): Blue-billed Curassow
Estonian: sinisagar-hoko
Finnish: Sininokkahokko
French: Hocco à bouton bleu, Hocco d’Albert, Hocco d'Albert, Hocco du Prince Albert
Croatian: plavokljuni hoko
Hungarian: kéklebenyes hokkó
Italian: Crace beccoblu, Crace del principe Albert, Hocco beccazzurro, Hocco beccoazzurro
Japanese (romaji): aokobuhoukanchou
Japanese: アオコブホウカンチョウ
Kazakh: көкқұстұмсық кракс, көктұмсық кракс
Kirghiz: көк тумшук даракчыл тоок
Scientific: Crax alberti, Crax alberti alberti, Crax alberti annulata, Crax annulata
Lithuanian: Melsvasnapis kraksas
Maltese: kurassow munqaru blu, kurassow ta' l-għoqiedi mqabbża koħol
Dutch: Blauwknobbelhokko
Norwegian Nynorsk: Blåknopphokko
Norwegian: Blåknopphokko
Polish: czubacz niebieskodzioby
Portuguese: Mutum-de-bico-azul
Portuguese (Portugal): mutum-de-bico-azul
Russian: Синеклювый Гокко, Синеклювый кракс
Slovak: hoko modrohrckatý, hoko modrozobý
Slovenian: Crax alberti
Serbian: Plavokljuni hoko, Plavokljuni kuraso
Swedish: Blånäbbad hocko
Turkish: Mavi ibikli hokko, Mavi İbikli Hokko
Ukrainian: Кракс синьодзьобий
Chinese: 蓝嘴凤冠雉
Chinese (Traditional): 藍瘤鳳冠雉

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