A large curassow of the northern Amazon. Its mostly black plumage has a blue gloss, and two nests were recorded in white-sand forest in northern Brazil.
The bird is mostly black with a blue gloss above. The rear belly and tail tips are chestnut, and the bill is red with a pale tip.
In2004, researchers found Crestless Curassow nests in open white-sand palm forest along Brazil’s Içana River.
Two nests stood about4m above ground; one held two white eggs. One locally collected egg hatched on4 September. The captive-reared chick had brown striped down and red legs.
By1 December, the same bird was mainly black with a chestnut belly and small crest, with facial feathering still incomplete. Two observations documented its early development.
IUCN Red List (BirdLife listing) · Least Concern · Global
BirdLife now lists Least Concern. A2013 pre-dawn recording documented occurrence in southern Guyana; survey authors considered it locally rare and suggested hunting-related decline. Regional monitoring and forest conservation remain relevant.