Puna Tinamou
Tinamotis pentlandii
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Flügelspannweite | 50,7 cm | 20.0 in |
| Gewicht | 943,2 g | 33.27 oz |
Identifizierung
Gefieder
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.
Geografisches Verbreitungsgebiet
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.
Erhaltungsstatus
Verhalten & Brutverhalten
Nistverhalten
Nest type: NO.
Gelegegröße
4-7
Lautgebung
Gesang
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.
Taxonomie
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Ordnung | Tinamiformes (Tinamous) |
| Familie | Tinamidae (Tinamous) |
| Genus | Tinamotis |
| Arten | Tinamotis pentlandii |
Distribution
Puna Tinamou has been recorded in 1 countries.
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