Tataupa Tinamou

Acerca de

Tinamú tataupá (Crypturellus tataupa) — Tinamú del interior de Sudamérica, en bosques secos y matorrales del Chaco y el Cerrado. El macho tiene cabeza y pecho grises y el dorso pardo. Canto silbado repetitivo. A veces forma parejas estables.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
Envergadura	24,7 cm	9.7 in
Peso	221,25 g	7.80 oz

Identificación

Plumaje

Plain grayish-brown upperparts with very fine dark vermiculations. Crown slightly darker. Throat pale whitish. Breast and flanks gray-brown; belly whitish. Reddish bill and legs. Sexes similar.

Habitat & Range

Cerrado, dry woodland, caatinga scrub, and forest edges from eastern Brazil through Bolivia, Paraguay, and northern Argentina. Tolerates degraded and secondary habitats. Common near agricultural land with remnant scrub.

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Distribución geográfica

Found in lowland forests and swampy areas from Colombia and Venezuela to southeastern Brazil. Sedentary; locally common.

Diet & Feeding

Herbivorous waterfowl; grazes grasses and sedges near water; supplements diet with aquatic invertebrates 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

4-5

Sonido

Canto

A musical, 3-note ascending whistle. The Tataupa Tinamou is considered one of the more vocal and distinctive-calling species in the genus, heard in Atlantic Forest undergrowth.

Taxonomía

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

Distribution

Tataupa Tinamou has been recorded in 2 countries.

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Presente Not recorded

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🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇳🇴 Noruega

External Databases

Preguntas frecuentes

What does the Tataupa Tinamou eat?

Herbivorous waterfowl; grazes grasses and sedges near water; supplements diet with aquatic invertebrates in breeding season.

Where does the Tataupa Tinamou live?

Cerrado, dry woodland, caatinga scrub, and forest edges from eastern Brazil through Bolivia, Paraguay, and northern Argentina. Tolerates degraded and secondary habitats. Common near agricultural land with remnant scrub.

Is the Tataupa Tinamou endangered?

The Tataupa Tinamou has a conservation status of Least Concern.

How does the Tataupa Tinamou nest?

Nest type: SC. Incubation: 19 days.

What does the Tataupa Tinamou sound like?

A musical, 3-note ascending whistle. The Tataupa Tinamou is considered one of the more vocal and distinctive-calling species in the genus, heard in Atlantic Forest undergrowth.

How big is the Tataupa Tinamou?

The Tataupa Tinamou has a wingspan of 24.7 cm, weight of 221.25 g.

What order and family does the Tataupa Tinamou belong to?

The Tataupa Tinamou (Crypturellus tataupa) belongs to the order Tinamiformes and the family Tinamidae.