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Bartlett's Tinamou

Crypturellus bartletti

Least Concern
طول الجناح
27,1 cm
الوزن
241,0 g
الفصيلة
Tinamidae
الرتبة
Tinamiformes

حول

A small brown tinamou with obscure barring and a grey throat, named after naturalist Edward Bartlett. Found in the western Amazon basin in Peru, Ecuador, and adjacent Brazil. Terrestrial and cryptic; detected mainly by its soft clear whistle in humid forest.

Physical Description

Measurement Value Imperial
طول الجناح 27,1 cm 10.7 in
الوزن 241,0 g 8.50 oz

التعرف

الريش

Brown upperparts with fine blackish barring; crown dark. Throat whitish to pale buff; breast rufous-brown. Belly buff-white. Reddish legs. Small tinamou of Amazonian lowland forests; sexes similar.

Habitat & Range

Lowland humid forest in the western Amazon basin of Peru, Ecuador, and adjacent Colombia and Brazil. Prefers undisturbed terra firme and seasonally flooded forest interior below 400 m.

النطاق الجغرافي

Ranges from southern Mexico through Central America to northern South America. Sedentary in humid lowland forest understory.

Diet & Feeding

Grazes aquatic vegetation, grasses, and sedges in South American marshes; wades in shallow water; diet heavier in plants year-round.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern
IUCN Red List

الصوت

الغناء

A soft, repeated whistle from Amazonian lowland forest. Less well known than other Crypturellus; its call is a simple 2-note descending whistle given from dense cover.

التصنيف

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
الرتبة Tinamiformes (Tinamous)
الفصيلة Tinamidae (Tinamous)
Genus Crypturellus
الأنواع Crypturellus bartletti

Distribution

Bartlett's Tinamou has been recorded in 3 countries.

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موجود Not recorded
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الأسئلة الشائعة

What does the Bartlett's Tinamou eat?
Grazes aquatic vegetation, grasses, and sedges in South American marshes; wades in shallow water; diet heavier in plants year-round.
Where does the Bartlett's Tinamou live?
Lowland humid forest in the western Amazon basin of Peru, Ecuador, and adjacent Colombia and Brazil. Prefers undisturbed terra firme and seasonally flooded forest interior below 400 m.
Is the Bartlett's Tinamou endangered?
The Bartlett's Tinamou has a conservation status of Least Concern.
What does the Bartlett's Tinamou sound like?
A soft, repeated whistle from Amazonian lowland forest. Less well known than other Crypturellus; its call is a simple 2-note descending whistle given from dense cover.
How big is the Bartlett's Tinamou?
The Bartlett's Tinamou has a wingspan of 27.1 cm, weight of 241.0 g.
What order and family does the Bartlett's Tinamou belong to?
The Bartlett's Tinamou (Crypturellus bartletti) belongs to the order Tinamiformes and the family Tinamidae.

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