Bizarre, endangered bird discovered in high densities

Mongabay
By Jeremy HanceMar 24, 2014, 2:43 pm72 pts
The turkey-sized, noisy, fruit-feasting guans are arguably one of the strangest wildlife sightings in the tropical forests of Central and South America. Ancient animals, these birds are members of the Cracidae family—which also include equally-odd currasows and chachalacas—and are actually distantly related…

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