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Tawny-breasted Tinamou

Nothocercus julius

Least Concern
طول الجناح
38,2 cm
الوزن
683,75 g
الفصيلة
Tinamidae
الرتبة
Tinamiformes

حول

A medium-sized tinamou with plain tawny-brown upperparts and warm rufous-orange breast. Found in Andean forests of Ecuador, Colombia, and Peru. Secretive and terrestrial; known primarily from its loud mournful call heard at dawn. Forages in dense undergrowth for seeds and invertebrates.

Physical Description

Measurement Value Imperial
طول الجناح 38,2 cm 15.0 in
الوزن 683,75 g 24.12 oz

التعرف

الريش

Dark brown upperparts with fine black vermiculation. Distinctively warm tawny-rufous breast and flanks. Throat whitish; belly pale. Crown blackish-brown. Sexes similar in this Andean species.

Habitat & Range

Humid montane forest at 1,500–2,600 m in the northern and central Andes of Colombia, Ecuador, and northern Peru. Prefers steep slopes with dense ferns and shrubs beneath closed canopy.

النطاق الجغرافي

Endemic to humid forests of southeastern Brazil from Pernambuco to Rio Grande do Sul. Sedentary; classified as Near Threatened.

Diet & Feeding

Omnivorous; eats seeds, tubers, insects, and berries on Andean slopes; forages solitarily in dense montane grassland.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern
IUCN Red List

الصوت

الغناء

Delivers slow, mournful whistled phrases from dense mountain forest. The song is a series of 2-3 pure notes. Less frequently heard than lowland tinamous.

التصنيف

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
الرتبة Tinamiformes (Tinamous)
الفصيلة Tinamidae (Tinamous)
Genus Nothocercus
الأنواع Nothocercus julius

Distribution

Tawny-breasted Tinamou has been recorded in 4 countries.

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موجود Not recorded
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الأسئلة الشائعة

What does the Tawny-breasted Tinamou eat?
Omnivorous; eats seeds, tubers, insects, and berries on Andean slopes; forages solitarily in dense montane grassland.
Where does the Tawny-breasted Tinamou live?
Humid montane forest at 1,500–2,600 m in the northern and central Andes of Colombia, Ecuador, and northern Peru. Prefers steep slopes with dense ferns and shrubs beneath closed canopy.
Is the Tawny-breasted Tinamou endangered?
The Tawny-breasted Tinamou has a conservation status of Least Concern.
What does the Tawny-breasted Tinamou sound like?
Delivers slow, mournful whistled phrases from dense mountain forest. The song is a series of 2-3 pure notes. Less frequently heard than lowland tinamous.
How big is the Tawny-breasted Tinamou?
The Tawny-breasted Tinamou has a wingspan of 38.2 cm, weight of 683.75 g.
What order and family does the Tawny-breasted Tinamou belong to?
The Tawny-breasted Tinamou (Nothocercus julius) belongs to the order Tinamiformes and the family Tinamidae.

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