Tataupa Tinamou

Über uns

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
Flügelspannweite	24,7 cm	9.7 in
Gewicht	221,25 g	7.80 oz

Identifizierung

Gefieder

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.

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Geografisches Verbreitungsgebiet

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.

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

Verhalten & Brutverhalten

Nistverhalten

Nest type: SC. Incubation: 19 days.

Gelegegröße

4-5

Lautgebung

Gesang

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.

Taxonomie

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Ordnung	Tinamiformes (Steißhühner)
Familie	Tinamidae (Steißhühner)
Genus	Crypturellus
Arten	Crypturellus tataupa

Distribution

Tataupa Tinamou has been recorded in 2 countries.

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Vorhanden Not recorded

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🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇳🇴 Norwegen

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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.