It has a bluish-black body, a chestnut lower belly, white tail tips, a red bill and legs, and a crest. It searches for fallen fruit on the forest floor.
The plumage is black with a blue sheen, with a chestnut lower belly and vent and white tail tips. The bill and legs are red, and the head has a well-developed crest.
Razor-billed Curassows inhabit South American tropical forests. A Pará study documented riverine-community knowledge and uses of the species through observation and interviews.
A southern Amazonian study published in 2017 combined interviews and field surveys. Occupied patches tended to be larger than unoccupied patches.
Logging and forest structure also related to occurrence. Understanding forest area, remaining trees and local ecological knowledge contributes to habitat conservation.
IUCN Red List (BirdLife listing) · Near Threatened · Global
Habitat loss, fragmentation, logging and hunting are conservation concerns. Large, good-quality forests and knowledge of local use matter. BirdLife currently lists the species as Near Threatened.