Yellow-legged Tinamou

Acerca de

Tinamú noctámbulo (Crypturellus noctivagus) — Tinamú de los bosques de la Mata Atlántica del este de Brasil. Plumaje pardo oscuro barrado. Como todos los tinammúes, terrestre y críptico. Se localiza mejor de noche o al amanecer.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
Envergadura	36,4 cm	14.3 in
Peso	567,5 g	20.02 oz

Identificación

Plumaje

Dark brown upperparts finely barred with blackish. Throat whitish; breast rufous-brown. Belly pale buff-white. Distinctive yellow legs contrast with dark plumage. Larger than most Crypturellus species.

Habitat & Range

Atlantic Forest remnants in eastern Brazil from Bahia south to Rio Grande do Sul. Prefers humid lowland and foothill forest with dense understorey. Increasingly restricted to forest fragments due to deforestation.

🌲 Bosque

Distribución geográfica

Inhabits humid forests of eastern Brazil from Bahia to Rio Grande do Sul. Sedentary; restricted to Atlantic Forest remnants.

Diet & Feeding

Feeds on seeds, small berries, and invertebrates in Bolivian and Argentine forests; solitary ground forager.

Estado de conservación

Near Threatened

IUCN Red List

Comportamiento y reproducción

Nidificación

Nest type: SC. Incubation: 17 days.

Tamaño de la puesta

3-4

Sonido

Canto

A slow, clear, somewhat melancholic whistle repeated at intervals. Nocturnal calling behavior makes it easier to hear than to see in Atlantic Forest and Cerrado.

Taxonomía

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

Distribution

Yellow-legged Tinamou has been recorded in 1 countries.

{# Distribution Map — simplified SVG world map with highlighted countries. Expects `country_codes` variable: list of ISO alpha-2 codes (e.g. ["US", "CA", "MX"]). Uses Alpine.js to toggle classes on country paths. #}

Presente Not recorded

countries highlighted

🇳🇴 Noruega

External Databases

Preguntas frecuentes

What does the Yellow-legged Tinamou eat?

Feeds on seeds, small berries, and invertebrates in Bolivian and Argentine forests; solitary ground forager.

Where does the Yellow-legged Tinamou live?

Atlantic Forest remnants in eastern Brazil from Bahia south to Rio Grande do Sul. Prefers humid lowland and foothill forest with dense understorey. Increasingly restricted to forest fragments due to deforestation.

Is the Yellow-legged Tinamou endangered?

The Yellow-legged Tinamou has a conservation status of Near Threatened.

How does the Yellow-legged Tinamou nest?

Nest type: SC. Incubation: 17 days.

What does the Yellow-legged Tinamou sound like?

A slow, clear, somewhat melancholic whistle repeated at intervals. Nocturnal calling behavior makes it easier to hear than to see in Atlantic Forest and Cerrado.

How big is the Yellow-legged Tinamou?

The Yellow-legged Tinamou has a wingspan of 36.4 cm, weight of 567.5 g.

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

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