The curassow (crax alector) is a large bird reaching about 900 millimetres (35 in) in length. It is known locally as a powis. It is found in humid forests in northern South America and the Caribbean. It is a largely ground-dwelling bird. It lives in the undergrowth in lowland forests and plantations and in riverside thickets. It mostly eats fruit, but also consumes buds, shoots, leaves, flowers, fungi and invertebrates.