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Pale-browed Tinamou

Crypturellus transfasciatus

Near Threatened
Flügelspannweite
30,0 cm
Gewicht
283,0 g
Familie
Tinamidae
Ordnung
Tinamiformes

Über uns

A medium-sized tinamou with a distinctive pale supercilium, brown upperparts, and barred flanks. Found in dry forests of western Ecuador and northwestern Peru. Calls with a mournful two-note whistle. Restricted to the seasonally dry Tumbesian region.

Physical Description

Measurement Value Imperial
Flügelspannweite 30,0 cm 11.8 in
Gewicht 283,0 g 9.98 oz

Identifizierung

Gefieder

Brown upperparts barred blackish; distinctive pale supercilium contrasting with dark crown. Throat white; breast pale rufous-buff. Belly whitish. Flanks barred. Found in dry forests of SW Ecuador and NW Peru.

Habitat & Range

Seasonally dry tropical forest and deciduous scrub below 1,000 m in the Tumbesian bioregion of western Ecuador and northwestern Peru. Tolerates degraded habitats. Most active in early mornings.

Geografisches Verbreitungsgebiet

Inhabits forests and forest edges from Mexico to Ecuador and Bolivia. Largely sedentary; locally common in humid foothills.

Diet & Feeding

Seeds, small fruits, and insects form core diet; forages cryptically on the ground in Neotropical lowland forests.

Erhaltungsstatus

Near Threatened
IUCN Red List

Verhalten & Brutverhalten

Gelegegröße

1-7

Lautgebung

Gesang

A hesitant, soft whistle repeated at long intervals. Considered a quieter tinamou; its pale-browed plumage matches its retiring vocal behavior in dry forest.

Taxonomie

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

Distribution

Pale-browed Tinamou has been recorded in 2 countries.

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What does the Pale-browed Tinamou eat?
Seeds, small fruits, and insects form core diet; forages cryptically on the ground in Neotropical lowland forests.
Where does the Pale-browed Tinamou live?
Seasonally dry tropical forest and deciduous scrub below 1,000 m in the Tumbesian bioregion of western Ecuador and northwestern Peru. Tolerates degraded habitats. Most active in early mornings.
Is the Pale-browed Tinamou endangered?
The Pale-browed Tinamou has a conservation status of Near Threatened.
What does the Pale-browed Tinamou sound like?
A hesitant, soft whistle repeated at long intervals. Considered a quieter tinamou; its pale-browed plumage matches its retiring vocal behavior in dry forest.
How big is the Pale-browed Tinamou?
The Pale-browed Tinamou has a wingspan of 30.0 cm, weight of 283.0 g.
What order and family does the Pale-browed Tinamou belong to?
The Pale-browed Tinamou (Crypturellus transfasciatus) belongs to the order Tinamiformes and the family Tinamidae.

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