ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT PROFILE

PROTECTION STATUS: Not listed

PETITIONED: 1991 (International Council for Bird Preservation)

RANGE: Northern mountain valleys of Colombia

THREATS: Deforestation, hunting, and egg collection

POPULATION TREND: This bird's population is decreasing. Currently, only 1,000 to 2,499 individuals survive.

 

Blue-billed curassow photo © HeathWolfeld