Family: Cracidae (Guans, Chachalacas, Curassows)

Authority: (Lesson, 1828)

Red List Category

Criteria: C1+2a(i)

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Justification of Red List category
This species qualifies as Near Threatened because it has a small population which is suspected to be declining moderately rapidly owing to habitat loss and hunting.

Population size: 6700

Population trend: Decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 1,880,000 km²

Country endemic: No

Attributes
Land-mass type - continent
Realm - Neotropical
IUCN Ecosystem -- Terrestrial biome