Ornate Tinamou
Nothoprocta ornata
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A striking medium-sized tinamou with intricately patterned brown, black, and white plumage—one of the most ornately marked tinamou species. Found in Andean puna from Peru to Argentina. Terrestrial and gregarious, often found in small flocks. Calls with a clear fluted whistle.
Physical Description
| Measurement | Value | Imperial |
|---|---|---|
| Wingspan | 37.1 cm | 14.6 in |
| Weight | 624.5 g | 22.03 oz |
Identification
Plumage
Intricately patterned; upperparts grayish-brown with black streaks and whitish shaft streaks. Bold pale supercilium. Breast spotted and streaked on pale buff. Belly whitish. Striking Andean species.
Habitat & Range
High puna grassland, rocky outcrops, and shrubby slopes at 3,000–4,800 m in the Andes from Peru through Bolivia to northwestern Argentina and Chile. Often near rocky gullies and streams.
Geographic Range
Ranges along Pacific slopes of the Andes from Ecuador to central Chile. Sedentary in arid and semi-arid foothill scrub.
Diet & Feeding
Herbivorous, grazing grasses and sedges near water; dabbles for aquatic invertebrates during breeding; forms large flocks when foraging.
Conservation Status
Behavior & Breeding
Nesting
Nest type: HC. Incubation: 22-24 days. Fledging: 1 days.
Clutch Size
4-9
Sound
Song
A musical, clear whistle from Andean puna and bofedales. Call is a repeated 2-note phrase. Considered one of the more melodic high-elevation tinamous in the genus.
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Tinamiformes (Tinamous) |
| Family | Tinamidae (Tinamous) |
| Genus | Nothoprocta |
| Species | Nothoprocta ornata |
Distribution
Ornate Tinamou has been recorded in 1 countries.
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Similar Birds
Other species in the Tinamidae family