It is found in Brazil, Paraguay, and eastern Bolivia, and extreme northeast Argentina, in the cerrado, pantanal, and the southeastern region of the Amazon basin.

There are three currently recognized subspecies following the IOC, The bare-faced curassow is a large bird reaching a length of 82 to 92 centimetres (32 to 36 in).

[2] The bare-faced curassow lives in moist, semi-deciduous and gallery forests, often near the fringes of the woodland.

It mainly feeds on fruit, but seeds, flowers and small invertebrates are also eaten.

Breeding takes place in the summer in the southern part of its range, with the nests being platforms of sticks in trees.