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Grey-legged Tinamou

Crypturellus duidae

Least Concern

Envergadura

32,6 cm

Peso

429,5 g

Familia

Tinamidae

Orden

Tinamiformes

Acerca de

Tinamú del Duida (Crypturellus duidae) — Tinamú raro de los bosques tepuyanos del sur de Venezuela y el norte de Brasil. Muy poco estudiado. Habita en sotobosques de los tepuyes y sus alrededores.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
Envergadura	32,6 cm	12.8 in
Peso	429,5 g	15.15 oz

Identificación

Plumaje

Dark brown upperparts with blackish barring. Diagnostic gray legs distinguish it from red-legged congeners. Throat whitish; breast rufous-brown; belly pale. Crown darker; sexes similar.

Habitat & Range

Montane forest and shrubby tepui slopes at 600–1,800 m on isolated table-mountains in southern Venezuela and adjacent northern Brazil. Restricted range; known from very few locations.

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Distribución geográfica

Endemic to the humid Andean slopes of western Colombia and northwestern Ecuador. Sedentary in cloud forest from 800 to 2,200 m.

Diet & Feeding

Ground-gleaner taking seeds, berries, and arthropods in Amazonian forests; invertebrate proportion rises in wet season.

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

Sonido

Canto

A series of hollow whistles with a slightly husky tone. Calls from dense forest floor cover in tepui foothills. Considered vocally conservative among Crypturellus tinamous.

Taxonomía

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Orden	Tinamiformes (Tinamúes)
Familia	Tinamidae (Tinamúes)
Genus	Crypturellus
Especies	Crypturellus duidae

Distribution

Grey-legged Tinamou has been recorded in 3 countries.

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Presente Not recorded

countries highlighted

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇳🇴 Noruega 🇻🇪 Venezuela

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What does the Grey-legged Tinamou eat?

Ground-gleaner taking seeds, berries, and arthropods in Amazonian forests; invertebrate proportion rises in wet season.

Where does the Grey-legged Tinamou live?

Montane forest and shrubby tepui slopes at 600–1,800 m on isolated table-mountains in southern Venezuela and adjacent northern Brazil. Restricted range; known from very few locations.

Is the Grey-legged Tinamou endangered?

The Grey-legged Tinamou has a conservation status of Least Concern.

What does the Grey-legged Tinamou sound like?

A series of hollow whistles with a slightly husky tone. Calls from dense forest floor cover in tepui foothills. Considered vocally conservative among Crypturellus tinamous.

How big is the Grey-legged Tinamou?

The Grey-legged Tinamou has a wingspan of 32.6 cm, weight of 429.5 g.

What order and family does the Grey-legged Tinamou belong to?

The Grey-legged Tinamou (Crypturellus duidae) belongs to the order Tinamiformes and the family Tinamidae.