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Tataupa Tinamou

Crypturellus tataupa

Least Concern
طول الجناح
24,7 cm
الوزن
221,25 g
الفصيلة
Tinamidae
الرتبة
Tinamiformes

حول

A small tinamou with brown upperparts, white-spotted dark flanks, and a red-orange bill. Common in cerrado, dry woodland, and scrubby forest edges of central and eastern South America. Calls with a distinctive repetitive whistle. Highly terrestrial, running swiftly through low vegetation.

Physical Description

Measurement Value Imperial
طول الجناح 24,7 cm 9.7 in
الوزن 221,25 g 7.80 oz

التعرف

الريش

Plain grayish-brown upperparts with very fine dark vermiculations. Crown slightly darker. Throat pale whitish. Breast and flanks gray-brown; belly whitish. Reddish bill and legs. Sexes similar.

Habitat & Range

Cerrado, dry woodland, caatinga scrub, and forest edges from eastern Brazil through Bolivia, Paraguay, and northern Argentina. Tolerates degraded and secondary habitats. Common near agricultural land with remnant scrub.

النطاق الجغرافي

Found in lowland forests and swampy areas from Colombia and Venezuela to southeastern Brazil. Sedentary; locally common.

Diet & Feeding

Herbivorous waterfowl; grazes grasses and sedges near water; supplements diet with aquatic invertebrates in breeding season.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern
IUCN Red List

السلوك والتكاثر

التعشيش

Nest type: SC. Incubation: 19 days.

عدد البيض في الوضع

4-5

الصوت

الغناء

A musical, 3-note ascending whistle. The Tataupa Tinamou is considered one of the more vocal and distinctive-calling species in the genus, heard in Atlantic Forest undergrowth.

التصنيف

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

Distribution

Tataupa Tinamou has been recorded in 2 countries.

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موجود Not recorded
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External Databases

الأسئلة الشائعة

What does the Tataupa Tinamou eat?
Herbivorous waterfowl; grazes grasses and sedges near water; supplements diet with aquatic invertebrates in breeding season.
Where does the Tataupa Tinamou live?
Cerrado, dry woodland, caatinga scrub, and forest edges from eastern Brazil through Bolivia, Paraguay, and northern Argentina. Tolerates degraded and secondary habitats. Common near agricultural land with remnant scrub.
Is the Tataupa Tinamou endangered?
The Tataupa Tinamou has a conservation status of Least Concern.
How does the Tataupa Tinamou nest?
Nest type: SC. Incubation: 19 days.
What does the Tataupa Tinamou sound like?
A musical, 3-note ascending whistle. The Tataupa Tinamou is considered one of the more vocal and distinctive-calling species in the genus, heard in Atlantic Forest undergrowth.
How big is the Tataupa Tinamou?
The Tataupa Tinamou has a wingspan of 24.7 cm, weight of 221.25 g.
What order and family does the Tataupa Tinamou belong to?
The Tataupa Tinamou (Crypturellus tataupa) belongs to the order Tinamiformes and the family Tinamidae.

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