About Crax fasciolata Spix, 1825
The bare-faced curassow, scientifically named Crax fasciolata Spix, 1825, is a large bird. Adults reach a length of 82 to 92 centimetres, which equals 32 to 36 inches. Males and females differ in their physical appearance. Males have black upper parts with a faint greenish-olive gloss, an unfeathered face covered in yellowish bare skin, a small black crest, and white underparts. Females have black coloration on the head, throat, neck, and upper mantle, along with a black and white barred crest. The rest of a female's upper parts are greenish-black and barred with white or ochre. A female's black tail is tipped with white or ochre; her underparts are black with ochre barring on the breast, and pale to yellowish or ochre on the belly. A female's facial skin is blackish.
