Undulated Tinamou

Acerca de

Tinamú ondulado (Crypturellus undulatus) — Tinamú de amplia distribución en Sudamérica, frecuente en zonas de Cerrado, bosque de galería y la periferia amazónica. Su canto 'pou-pou-pou' repetitivo es inconfundible. Hábitos terrestres.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
Envergadura	34,5 cm	13.6 in
Peso	550,6666666666666 g	19.42 oz

Identificación

Plumaje

Brown upperparts with pronounced wavy blackish barring and undulations. Pale buff-white throat; breast rufous-brown. Belly whitish with barred flanks. Reddish-orange legs diagnostic. Sexes similar.

Habitat & Range

Humid forests, forest edges, cerrado woodland, and gallery forest in the Amazon basin and adjacent cerrado from Venezuela and Colombia to Argentina. Tolerates seasonally flooded forest and disturbed secondary habitats.

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Distribución geográfica

Found in scrubby hillsides and forest edges from Mexico south through Central America to Honduras. Sedentary at low to mid elevations.

Diet & Feeding

Ground-forager in South American dry forests; takes seeds, berries, and invertebrates; diet shifts to tubers in dry season.

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

Comportamiento y reproducción

Nidificación

Incubation: 17 days.

Tamaño de la puesta

4-5

Sonido

Canto

A loud, repeated undulating whistle that rises and falls — matching its name 'undulated'. Carries well through várzea forest and wetland edges across its broad range.

Taxonomía

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

Distribution

Undulated Tinamou has been recorded in 4 countries.

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Presente Not recorded

countries highlighted

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

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What does the Undulated Tinamou eat?

Ground-forager in South American dry forests; takes seeds, berries, and invertebrates; diet shifts to tubers in dry season.

Where does the Undulated Tinamou live?

Humid forests, forest edges, cerrado woodland, and gallery forest in the Amazon basin and adjacent cerrado from Venezuela and Colombia to Argentina. Tolerates seasonally flooded forest and disturbed secondary habitats.

Is the Undulated Tinamou endangered?

The Undulated Tinamou has a conservation status of Least Concern.

How does the Undulated Tinamou nest?

Incubation: 17 days.

What does the Undulated Tinamou sound like?

A loud, repeated undulating whistle that rises and falls — matching its name 'undulated'. Carries well through várzea forest and wetland edges across its broad range.

How big is the Undulated Tinamou?

The Undulated Tinamou has a wingspan of 34.5 cm, weight of 550.6666666666666 g.

What order and family does the Undulated Tinamou belong to?

The Undulated Tinamou (Crypturellus undulatus) belongs to the order Tinamiformes and the family Tinamidae.