Red-legged Tinamou

Acerca de

Tinamú patirrojo (Crypturellus erythropus) — Tinamú de los bosques y matorrales secos del norte de Sudamérica. Patas de color rojizo. Plumaje pardo con fino barrado en los flancos. Canto flautístico. Terrestre.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
Envergadura	31,6 cm	12.4 in
Peso	485,0 g	17.11 oz

Identificación

Plumaje

Brown upperparts with dark barring; crown dark brown. Throat whitish; breast and neck rufous. Belly buff. Diagnostic bright red legs and reddish bill. Females tend to be more heavily barred.

Habitat & Range

Tropical lowland forest, forest edges, and secondary growth in northern South America from Colombia and Venezuela east through the Guianas, below 1,200 m. Tolerates degraded forest and cultivated areas with remnant trees.

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Distribución geográfica

Found in grassy savannas and open woodlands of Venezuela, Guianas, and northern Brazil. Sedentary; walks through tall grasslands.

Diet & Feeding

Eats seeds, fruits, and insects on forest floors of eastern South America; scratches leaf litter; largely frugivorous when available.

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

Comportamiento y reproducción

Tamaño de la puesta

3

Sonido

Canto

A loud, clear whistled song of 2-4 notes. The call carries through tropical dry forest and scrub. Considered one of the more vocal and frequently heard tinamous in its range.

Taxonomía

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

Distribution

Red-legged Tinamou has been recorded in 3 countries.

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Presente Not recorded

countries highlighted

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇳🇴 Noruega 🇻🇪 Venezuela

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Preguntas frecuentes

What does the Red-legged Tinamou eat?

Eats seeds, fruits, and insects on forest floors of eastern South America; scratches leaf litter; largely frugivorous when available.

Where does the Red-legged Tinamou live?

Tropical lowland forest, forest edges, and secondary growth in northern South America from Colombia and Venezuela east through the Guianas, below 1,200 m. Tolerates degraded forest and cultivated areas with remnant trees.

Is the Red-legged Tinamou endangered?

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

What does the Red-legged Tinamou sound like?

A loud, clear whistled song of 2-4 notes. The call carries through tropical dry forest and scrub. Considered one of the more vocal and frequently heard tinamous in its range.

How big is the Red-legged Tinamou?

The Red-legged Tinamou has a wingspan of 31.6 cm, weight of 485.0 g.

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

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