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Locations of barcode samples
Collection Sites: world map showing specimen collection locations for Mitu
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Statistics of barcoding coverage
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) Stats
| Specimen Records: | 13 |
| Specimens with Sequences: | 10 |
| Specimens with Barcodes: | 10 |
| Public Records: | 5 |
| Species: | 5 |
| Species With Barcodes: | 5 |
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Wikipedia
Mitu (bird)
Mitu is a genus of curassows, large birds in the family Cracidae. They are found in humid tropical forests in South America. Their plumage is iridescent black with a white or rufous crissum and tail-tip, and their legs and bills are red. The genders are alike.
Species
- Crestless Curassow, Mitu tomentosum
- Alagoas Curassow, Mitu mitu - extinct in the wild (mid-late 1980s)
- Salvin's Curassow, Mitu salvini
- Razor-billed Curassow, Mitu tuberosum
References
- Hilty, Steven L (2003). Birds of Venezuela. London: Christopher Helm. ISBN 0-7136-6418-5.
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