Hocco alector vs Hocco d'Albert

Crax alector compared with Crax alberti

Key Differences

• Hocco alector is Vulnerable while Hocco d'Albert is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hocco alector	Hocco d'Albert
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (oiseau)	Aves (oiseau)
Order same	Galliformes (Galliformes)	Galliformes (Galliformes)
Family same	Cracidae	Cracidae
Genus same	Crax	Crax
Species	Crax alector	Crax alberti

Evolutionary Relationship

Hocco alector and Hocco d'Albert share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Crax.

Conservation Status

Hocco alector

VU — Vulnerable

Hocco d'Albert

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hocco alector	Hocco d'Albert
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hocco alector

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Norway, and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Hocco d'Albert

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Norway. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Hocco alector

The Black Curassow (Crax alector) is a species in the genus Crax. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments. Distributed across Colombia, Norway, and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Hocco d'Albert

The Blue-billed Curassow (Crax alberti) is a species in the genus Crax. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇳🇴 Norway