| Helmeted curassow | |
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| Northern helmeted curassow, Pauxi pauxi | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Cracidae |
| Genus: | Pauxi |
| Species: | P. pauxi
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| Binomial name | |
| Pauxi pauxi (Linnaeus, 1766)
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| Subspecies | |
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Pauxi pauxi gilliardi Wetmore & Phelps, 1943 | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Crax pauxi Linnaeus, 1766 | |
The helmeted curassow (Pauxi pauxi) or northern helmeted curassow, is a large terrestrial bird in the family Cracidae found in the subtropical cloud-forest in steep, mountainous regions of western Venezuela and northern Colombia. There are two subspecies found in different mountain ranges. It is a mostly black bird with a white tip to its tail, a red bill and a distinctive grey casque on its forehead. The population of this bird is in decline and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as "endangered".
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Pauxi pauxi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22678497A92776062. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22678497A92776062.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.