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Puna Tinamou

Tinamotis pentlandii

Least Concern

طول الجناح

50,7 cm

الوزن

943,2 g

الفصيلة

Tinamidae

الرتبة

Tinamiformes

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حول

A large robustly built tinamou with grey-brown streaked plumage and a slightly crested head. The only tinamou with a vestigial crest. Found on high Andean puna and altiplano. Gregarious, foraging in flocks on bunchgrass plains and rocky hillsides.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
طول الجناح	50,7 cm	20.0 in
الوزن	943,2 g	33.27 oz

التعرف

الريش

Large; grayish-brown upperparts streaked dark. Crown grayish with pale central stripe; white supercilium. Breast grayish spotted; flanks barred. Belly whitish. Adapted to high-altitude Andean puna.

Habitat & Range

Open puna grassland, bunchgrass plains, and rocky hillsides at 3,500–5,000 m in the Andes from Peru through Bolivia to northern Chile and northwestern Argentina.

🌾 Grassland 🏜️ Desert

النطاق الجغرافي

Inhabits marshes and wetland edges across the Southern Cone; from southeastern Brazil to Patagonian Argentina. Partially migratory.

Diet & Feeding

Eats grasses, roots, and aquatic plants; grazes pastures and wetland margins; diet shifts to cereal grain in winter.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

السلوك والتكاثر

التعشيش

Nest type: NO.

عدد البيض في الوضع

4-7

الصوت

الغناء

A high-pitched, clear whistle from high Andean puna. Call carries through the thin air of altiplano above 4,000 m elevation. Among the highest-dwelling tinamou species.

التصنيف

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
الرتبة	Tinamiformes (Tinamous)
الفصيلة	Tinamidae (Tinamous)
Genus	Tinamotis
الأنواع	Tinamotis pentlandii

Distribution

Puna Tinamou has been recorded in 1 countries.

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موجود Not recorded

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🇳🇴 Norway

External Databases

الأسئلة الشائعة

What does the Puna Tinamou eat?

Eats grasses, roots, and aquatic plants; grazes pastures and wetland margins; diet shifts to cereal grain in winter.

Where does the Puna Tinamou live?

Open puna grassland, bunchgrass plains, and rocky hillsides at 3,500–5,000 m in the Andes from Peru through Bolivia to northern Chile and northwestern Argentina.

Is the Puna Tinamou endangered?

The Puna Tinamou has a conservation status of Least Concern.

How does the Puna Tinamou nest?

Nest type: NO.

What does the Puna Tinamou sound like?

A high-pitched, clear whistle from high Andean puna. Call carries through the thin air of altiplano above 4,000 m elevation. Among the highest-dwelling tinamou species.

How big is the Puna Tinamou?

The Puna Tinamou has a wingspan of 50.7 cm, weight of 943.2 g.

What order and family does the Puna Tinamou belong to?

The Puna Tinamou (Tinamotis pentlandii) belongs to the order Tinamiformes and the family Tinamidae.