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Brazilian Tinamou

Crypturellus strigulosus

Least Concern
Envergadura
32,2 cm
Peso
421,0 g
Familia
Tinamidae
Orden
Tinamiformes

Acerca de

Tinamú brasileño (Crypturellus strigulosus) — Tinamú de los bosques de tierra firme de la Amazonia, especialmente en Brasil. Plumaje con fino barrado en los flancos. Poco conocido. Terrestre y críptico.

Physical Description

Measurement Value Imperial
Envergadura 32,2 cm 12.7 in
Peso 421,0 g 14.85 oz

Identificación

Plumaje

Rufous-brown upperparts with fine blackish barring; crown dark brown. Face and throat pale buff. Breast uniform rufous-chestnut; belly whitish-buff. Flanks barred. Reddish legs. Sexes similar.

Habitat & Range

Dense lowland terra firme and seasonally flooded várzea rainforest in central and eastern Amazonian Brazil. Favors undisturbed forest interior with dense leaf litter and undergrowth.

Distribución geográfica

Ranges through forests from southern Mexico to Bolivia and central Brazil. Sedentary in dense lowland and foothill forest undergrowth.

Diet & Feeding

Omnivorous; eats seeds, fallen fruits, and invertebrates in lowland forests; forages solitarily at ground level.

Estado de conservación

Least Concern
IUCN Red List

Comportamiento y reproducción

Nidificación

Nest type: SC. Incubation: 13 days. Fledging: 14-21 days.

Tamaño de la puesta

4

Sonido

Canto

A series of pure, resonant whistles from Amazonian terra firme forest. Call is similar to other lowland Crypturellus but slightly rougher in quality.

Taxonomía

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

Distribution

Brazilian Tinamou has been recorded in 1 countries.

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Preguntas frecuentes

What does the Brazilian Tinamou eat?
Omnivorous; eats seeds, fallen fruits, and invertebrates in lowland forests; forages solitarily at ground level.
Where does the Brazilian Tinamou live?
Dense lowland terra firme and seasonally flooded várzea rainforest in central and eastern Amazonian Brazil. Favors undisturbed forest interior with dense leaf litter and undergrowth.
Is the Brazilian Tinamou endangered?
The Brazilian Tinamou has a conservation status of Least Concern.
How does the Brazilian Tinamou nest?
Nest type: SC. Incubation: 13 days. Fledging: 14-21 days.
What does the Brazilian Tinamou sound like?
A series of pure, resonant whistles from Amazonian terra firme forest. Call is similar to other lowland Crypturellus but slightly rougher in quality.
How big is the Brazilian Tinamou?
The Brazilian Tinamou has a wingspan of 32.2 cm, weight of 421.0 g.
What order and family does the Brazilian Tinamou belong to?
The Brazilian Tinamou (Crypturellus strigulosus) belongs to the order Tinamiformes and the family Tinamidae.

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