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Small-billed Tinamou

Crypturellus parvirostris

Least Concern
Envergadura
22,2 cm
Peso
193,0 g
Familia
Tinamidae
Orden
Tinamiformes
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Tinamú piquirrojo (Crypturellus parvirostris) — Tinamú pequeño de los cerrados y sabanas del interior de Sudamérica. Pico corto y rojizo. Habita en zonas de vegetación abierta. Canto silbado simple y repetitivo.

Physical Description

Measurement Value Imperial
Envergadura 22,2 cm 8.7 in
Peso 193,0 g 6.81 oz

Identificación

Plumaje

Small and compact with brown upperparts finely barred dark; crown dark brown. Throat pale; breast rufous-buff. Belly whitish. Disproportionately small bill. Reddish legs. Sexes similar.

Habitat & Range

Cerrado woodland, savanna grassland, gallery forest edges, and campo sujo in central Brazil, Bolivia, and Paraguay. Tolerates degraded habitats and cultivated areas. Most common in open and transitional zones.

Distribución geográfica

Found in forests and forest margins from southern Mexico to Brazil and Bolivia. Sedentary in warm lowland and foothill habitats.

Diet & Feeding

Plucks grasses, aquatic plants, and seeds from wetland margins in South America; large body requires high plant-matter intake.

Estado de conservación

Least Concern
IUCN Red List

Comportamiento y reproducción

Nidificación

Incubation: 19-21 days.

Tamaño de la puesta

2-5

Sonido

Canto

A high-pitched whistle with minimal variation. Among the smaller tinamous; call reflects its tiny size with a thinner tone. Found in open Cerrado grassland-forest edge.

Taxonomía

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

Distribution

Small-billed Tinamou has been recorded in 1 countries.

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Preguntas frecuentes

What does the Small-billed Tinamou eat?
Plucks grasses, aquatic plants, and seeds from wetland margins in South America; large body requires high plant-matter intake.
Where does the Small-billed Tinamou live?
Cerrado woodland, savanna grassland, gallery forest edges, and campo sujo in central Brazil, Bolivia, and Paraguay. Tolerates degraded habitats and cultivated areas. Most common in open and transitional zones.
Is the Small-billed Tinamou endangered?
The Small-billed Tinamou has a conservation status of Least Concern.
How does the Small-billed Tinamou nest?
Incubation: 19-21 days.
What does the Small-billed Tinamou sound like?
A high-pitched whistle with minimal variation. Among the smaller tinamous; call reflects its tiny size with a thinner tone. Found in open Cerrado grassland-forest edge.
How big is the Small-billed Tinamou?
The Small-billed Tinamou has a wingspan of 22.2 cm, weight of 193.0 g.
What order and family does the Small-billed Tinamou belong to?
The Small-billed Tinamou (Crypturellus parvirostris) belongs to the order Tinamiformes and the family Tinamidae.

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