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Crested pheasant
Oreophasis derbianus
Horned Guan (English name: Horned Guan), also known as the horn officer bird, belongs to the rooster form
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A large bird of the genus Tragophorus of the family Tragophorus. It looks like a Turkey, with a glossy black upper body, red feet, white pupils, a yellow beak, and red horns on the top of its head. Mainly eat fruit, leaves and
invertebrate
. The crested pheasant is the only species in its genus and is found in moist mountain forests from southeastern Mexico to Guatemala.
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- Chinese scientific name
- Horned curassow
- Latin name
- Oreophasis derbianus Gray,GR,1844 [2]
- alias
- hornbird
- Binomial nomenclature
- Oreophasis derbianus [2]
- world
- animalia
- The door
- Chordate phylum Chordata [1]
- The outline
- avians [1]
- Orders,
- Galliformes [1]
- Families,
- The family Cracidae [2]
- Belong to
- Tragopan Oreophasis [2]
- Kind of
- Horned curassow
- Distribution area
- Wet mountain forests of southeast Mexico to Guatemala
- Foreign name
- Horned Guan [2]
It mainly inhabits subtropical humid evergreen forests at altitudes of 2300 m to 3100 m.
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The only species in its genus, the horned crested pheasant has a small range and is found in moist mountain forests from southeastern Mexico to Guatemala, strictly in the Sierra Madre mountains of Chiapas in southern Mexico and Guatemala in Latin America. They can range up to 3,350 meters above sea level.
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Lives in subtropical dense fog forests where there is an abundance of undergrowth.
The horn bird is not a true crested pheasant, but is very similar in appearance and color, while its horn is similar
Helmeted pheasant
. The horned pheasant is
Pheasant family
The sole survivor of a clade that evolved on its own about 20-40 million years ago.
Although the horned bird has no true relatives, its closest relatives are the crested pheasant. Since the basal relationship of the Pheasant family is unknown, it is classified in a separate subfamily. However, it has also been suggested that they should be classified in the Pheasant subfamily.
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hornbird
Due to habitat loss, small numbers, limited distribution, and hunting, the horned birds have been
The International Union for Conservation of Nature
Listed as an endangered species. They are also subject to the
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
Protection in Appendix I.
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hornbird
Threats:
Large-scale deforestation for logs, firewood collection, agricultural expansion, etc., is already happening in the forests where these birds are found. Habitat loss is the biggest threat to the creatures' survival, and many ancient forests are being exploited to open up new roads.
Protection:
The horned bird is protected by Guatemala and Mexico, and worldwide trade in the bird is prohibited by CITES. A small number have been locked up and most are housed in national reserves, but despite these measures, the number of individuals is estimated to be below 2,500 and trending downward.
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