Family: Cracidae (Guans, Chachalacas, Curassows)

Authority: Spix, 1825

Red List Category

Criteria: C2a(i)

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Justification of Red List category
As a consequence of intense hunting pressure and large-scale habitat destruction, this species has undergone severe declines so that it is now restricted to small and disconnected forest remnants. A successful reintroduction programme has helped to partially offset the decline in this species; the population however remains very small. It is therefore listed as Endangered.

Population size: 480 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 134,000 km²

Country endemic: yes

Attributes
Land-mass type - continent
Realm - Neotropical
IUCN System - Terrestrial