Brown Tinamou

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Tinamú pardo (Crypturellus obsoletus) — Tinamú de los bosques montanos de los Andes y la Mata Atlántica. Plumaje pardo uniforme. Habita en el sotobosque húmedo de bosques montanos, donde se localiza por su canto sonoro.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
Envergadura	32,0 cm	12.6 in
Peso	478,8333333333333 g	16.89 oz

Identificación

Plumaje

Plain warm brown upperparts with minimal barring; crown darker. Throat whitish to pale buff; breast rich brown; belly paler buff. Legs and bill reddish. Relatively uniform compared to congeners.

Habitat & Range

Humid forests from sea level to 2,200 m along the Andes and in Atlantic Forest of Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina, and Paraguay. Prefers dense forest interior and forest-edge thickets. Tolerates secondary forest.

🌲 Bosque

Distribución geográfica

Inhabits grasslands and open areas across southern South America from sea level to high Patagonian steppes. Largely non-migratory.

Diet & Feeding

Eats grass seeds, berries, and arthropods in open cerrado; forages in small groups; invertebrate intake rises in breeding season.

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

Comportamiento y reproducción

Nidificación

Nest type: SC. Incubation: 19 days.

Tamaño de la puesta

2-4

Sonido

Canto

A slow series of rich, whistled notes, descending or ascending. Call carries through secondary forest. One of the more musical tinamous in the Crypturellus genus.

Taxonomía

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

Distribution

Brown Tinamou has been recorded in 4 countries.

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Presente Not recorded

countries highlighted

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇳🇴 Noruega 🇻🇪 Venezuela

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Preguntas frecuentes

What does the Brown Tinamou eat?

Eats grass seeds, berries, and arthropods in open cerrado; forages in small groups; invertebrate intake rises in breeding season.

Where does the Brown Tinamou live?

Humid forests from sea level to 2,200 m along the Andes and in Atlantic Forest of Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina, and Paraguay. Prefers dense forest interior and forest-edge thickets. Tolerates secondary forest.

Is the Brown Tinamou endangered?

The Brown Tinamou has a conservation status of Least Concern.

How does the Brown Tinamou nest?

Nest type: SC. Incubation: 19 days.

What does the Brown Tinamou sound like?

A slow series of rich, whistled notes, descending or ascending. Call carries through secondary forest. One of the more musical tinamous in the Crypturellus genus.

How big is the Brown Tinamou?

The Brown Tinamou has a wingspan of 32.0 cm, weight of 478.8333333333333 g.

What order and family does the Brown Tinamou belong to?

The Brown Tinamou (Crypturellus obsoletus) belongs to the order Tinamiformes and the family Tinamidae.