Variegated Tinamou

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Tinamú abigarrado (Crypturellus variegatus) — Tinamú del sotobosque sombrío amazónico. Plumaje fuertemente barrado en negro y rufo. Habita en bosques de tierras bajas e inundables. Terrestre y críptico.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
Envergadura	31,1 cm	12.2 in
Peso	363,0 g	12.80 oz

Identificación

Plumaje

Boldly variegated: upperparts rufous-chestnut with heavy black barring and spots. Crown black; face and throat buff-white. Breast pale rufous. Belly whitish. Vivid pattern distinct among tinamous.

Habitat & Range

Lowland humid tropical forest in the Amazon basin, from southern Venezuela and the Guianas through Peru, Bolivia, and central Brazil. Prefers undisturbed forest interior, tolerating some várzea and forest edge.

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Distribución geográfica

Found in the highlands of central Peru, Bolivia, and northwestern Argentina. Sedentary in puna grasslands at 3,000–4,500 m.

Diet & Feeding

Herbivorous grazer eating grasses, sedges, and aquatic vegetation; grazes communally on flooded grasslands in northern Australia.

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

Comportamiento y reproducción

Nidificación

Nest type: SC. Incubation: 21 days. Fledging: 1 days.

Tamaño de la puesta

1

Sonido

Canto

A clear, loud whistle of 2-3 falling notes. Called variably from lowland Amazonian forest. One of the more frequently encountered and identified Crypturellus in its range.

Taxonomía

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

Distribution

Variegated 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 Variegated Tinamou eat?

Herbivorous grazer eating grasses, sedges, and aquatic vegetation; grazes communally on flooded grasslands in northern Australia.

Where does the Variegated Tinamou live?

Lowland humid tropical forest in the Amazon basin, from southern Venezuela and the Guianas through Peru, Bolivia, and central Brazil. Prefers undisturbed forest interior, tolerating some várzea and forest edge.

Is the Variegated Tinamou endangered?

The Variegated Tinamou has a conservation status of Least Concern.

How does the Variegated Tinamou nest?

Nest type: SC. Incubation: 21 days. Fledging: 1 days.

What does the Variegated Tinamou sound like?

A clear, loud whistle of 2-3 falling notes. Called variably from lowland Amazonian forest. One of the more frequently encountered and identified Crypturellus in its range.

How big is the Variegated Tinamou?

The Variegated Tinamou has a wingspan of 31.1 cm, weight of 363.0 g.

What order and family does the Variegated Tinamou belong to?

The Variegated Tinamou (Crypturellus variegatus) belongs to the order Tinamiformes and the family Tinamidae.