Chilean Tinamou

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A medium-sized tinamou with grey-brown plumage and white spotting, resembling a partridge. Endemic to Chile and marginally to adjacent Argentina. Inhabits open scrub, semi-arid foothills, and agricultural areas. Common in central Chile; one of the most familiar tinamou species to Chilean wildlife watchers.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
Envergadura	32,3 cm	12.7 in
Peso	458,0 g	16.16 oz

Identificación

Plumaje

Brown upperparts finely streaked and vermiculated black and buff. Pale supercilium. Breast spotted buff and brown. Belly pale buff to whitish. Flanks barred. Endemic to Chile; quail-like pattern.

Habitat & Range

Shrubby foothills, agricultural fields, and semi-arid scrubland from sea level to 2,800 m in central Chile and marginally in northwestern Argentina. Tolerates heavily modified landscapes and pastoreland.

🌾 Pastizal

Distribución geográfica

Restricted to the Atacama Desert region of northern Chile. Sedentary in extremely arid coastal and inland desert habitats.

Diet & Feeding

Grazes on grasses and sedges near water; also dabbles for aquatic invertebrates; diet shifts between plants and invertebrates seasonally.

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

Comportamiento y reproducción

Tamaño de la puesta

5-12

Sonido

Canto

A clear, repeated 3-note whistle from Chilean matorral scrub. Call is distinctive and frequently heard in its range. One of the more vocal and accessible Nothoprocta tinamous.

Taxonomía

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Orden	Tinamiformes (Tinamúes)
Familia	Tinamidae (Tinamúes)
Genus	Nothoprocta
Especies	Nothoprocta perdicaria

Distribution

Chilean Tinamou has been recorded in 2 countries.

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🇨🇱 Chile 🇳🇴 Noruega

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What does the Chilean Tinamou eat?

Grazes on grasses and sedges near water; also dabbles for aquatic invertebrates; diet shifts between plants and invertebrates seasonally.

Where does the Chilean Tinamou live?

Shrubby foothills, agricultural fields, and semi-arid scrubland from sea level to 2,800 m in central Chile and marginally in northwestern Argentina. Tolerates heavily modified landscapes and pastoreland.

Is the Chilean Tinamou endangered?

The Chilean Tinamou has a conservation status of Least Concern.

What does the Chilean Tinamou sound like?

A clear, repeated 3-note whistle from Chilean matorral scrub. Call is distinctive and frequently heard in its range. One of the more vocal and accessible Nothoprocta tinamous.

How big is the Chilean Tinamou?

The Chilean Tinamou has a wingspan of 32.3 cm, weight of 458.0 g.

What order and family does the Chilean Tinamou belong to?

The Chilean Tinamou (Nothoprocta perdicaria) belongs to the order Tinamiformes and the family Tinamidae.