[6] Salvin's curassow is found east of the Andes in southern Colombia, eastern Ecuador, and northern Peru.

It inhabits humid terra firme, primarily at the beginning of the wet season (March to April), and várzea before and after that period.

[6] Salvin's curassow is basically sedentary, though pairs may shift their territories seasonally in response to food availability.

The Salvin Curassow's "booming" song is rendered "mmm mmmMMMM ... BMM’mmmm-mmmm".

[1] Hunting is the primary threat, and the species is scarce near human settlements though generally common in less accessible areas.