Mitu (bird)
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M. tomentosa |
Mitu is a genus of curassows, large South America birds in the family Cracidae. Its members are:
- Crestless Curassow, Mitu tomentosa
- Alagoas Curassow, Mitu mitu - extinct in the wild (mid-late 1980s)
- Salvin's Curassow, Mitu salvini
- Razor-billed Curassow, Mitu tuberosa
[edit] References
- Hilty, Steven L (2003). Birds of Venezuela. London: Christopher Helm. ISBN 0-7136-6418-5.
