Elegant Crested Tinamou

Acerca de

Martineta copetona, 39-41 cm. Cresta larga negra, plumaje pardo estriado finamente. Habita pastizales y estepas de la Patagonia. La tinamú más común de Argentina. Preocupación menor.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
Envergadura	43,1 cm	17.0 in
Peso	733,5 g	25.87 oz

Identificación

Plumaje

Brown upperparts intricately streaked and barred buff and black. Distinctive long, forward-curving crest of blackish feathers. White supercilium; white streaks on sides of neck. Belly pale buff.

Habitat & Range

Patagonian steppe, Monte scrub, Pampean grassland, and Andean foothills from sea level to 2,000 m across Argentina and extreme southern Chile. Groups near shrubs and rocky slopes. Tolerates arid environments.

Distribución geográfica

Inhabits humid lowland forests and thickets from Panama to Bolivia and south to northeastern Argentina. Sedentary and secretive.

Diet & Feeding

Grazes short grasses and sedges; forages in tundra in summer; winters on grassy fields and coastal marshes in temperate regions.

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

Comportamiento y reproducción

Nidificación

Nest type: HC. Incubation: 20-21 days.

Tamaño de la puesta

5-16

Sonido

Canto

A musical, clear whistled call from Patagonian shrub steppe. The crested tinamou's call is a series of 3-4 rising notes. Considered a vocal species in its open habitat.

Taxonomía

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Orden	Tinamiformes (Tinamúes)
Familia	Tinamidae (Tinamúes)
Genus	Eudromia
Especies	Eudromia elegans

Distribution

Elegant Crested Tinamou has been recorded in 1 countries.

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Preguntas frecuentes

What does the Elegant Crested Tinamou eat?

Grazes short grasses and sedges; forages in tundra in summer; winters on grassy fields and coastal marshes in temperate regions.

Where does the Elegant Crested Tinamou live?

Patagonian steppe, Monte scrub, Pampean grassland, and Andean foothills from sea level to 2,000 m across Argentina and extreme southern Chile. Groups near shrubs and rocky slopes. Tolerates arid environments.

Is the Elegant Crested Tinamou endangered?

The Elegant Crested Tinamou has a conservation status of Least Concern.

How does the Elegant Crested Tinamou nest?

Nest type: HC. Incubation: 20-21 days.

What does the Elegant Crested Tinamou sound like?

A musical, clear whistled call from Patagonian shrub steppe. The crested tinamou's call is a series of 3-4 rising notes. Considered a vocal species in its open habitat.

How big is the Elegant Crested Tinamou?

The Elegant Crested Tinamou has a wingspan of 43.1 cm, weight of 733.5 g.

What order and family does the Elegant Crested Tinamou belong to?

The Elegant Crested Tinamou (Eudromia elegans) belongs to the order Tinamiformes and the family Tinamidae.