Dwarf Tinamou

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The smallest tinamou in the world, weighing only 40–50 g, with brown-streaked plumage and a very short bill. Critically Endangered and poorly known; restricted to intact cerrado grasslands of central Brazil. Considered one of South America's rarest and most enigmatic birds.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
Envergadura	15,3 cm	6.0 in
Peso	43,0 g	1.52 oz

Identificación

Plumaje

Minute; brown-gray upperparts with buff and blackish barring. Crown dark brown with pale center. Throat pale; breast buff with brown spots. Belly whitish. Smallest tinamou; critically threatened cerrado species.

Habitat & Range

Intact campo sujo and campo limpo grasslands of the cerrado in central Brazil. Extremely sensitive to burning, grazing, and conversion of native grasslands. One of the world's most poorly known birds.

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Distribución geográfica

Found in the coastal Humboldt Current region of Peru and Chile. Largely sedentary; range closely tied to cold upwelling waters.

Diet & Feeding

Eats grasses and agricultural grain; migratory; grazes pastures and stubble fields in winter across Europe and Asia.

Estado de conservación

Endangered

IUCN Red List

Comportamiento y reproducción

Nidificación

Nest type: SP. Incubation: 15 days.

Tamaño de la puesta

3

Sonido

Canto

Poorly documented; the Dwarf Tinamou is an endangered cerrado endemic whose call is a thin, very high-pitched whistle. Rarely recorded; secretive in tall grass.

Taxonomía

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Orden	Tinamiformes (Tinamúes)
Familia	Tinamidae (Tinamúes)
Genus	Taoniscus
Especies	Taoniscus nanus

Distribution

Dwarf Tinamou has been recorded in 1 countries.

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Preguntas frecuentes

What does the Dwarf Tinamou eat?

Eats grasses and agricultural grain; migratory; grazes pastures and stubble fields in winter across Europe and Asia.

Where does the Dwarf Tinamou live?

Intact campo sujo and campo limpo grasslands of the cerrado in central Brazil. Extremely sensitive to burning, grazing, and conversion of native grasslands. One of the world's most poorly known birds.

Is the Dwarf Tinamou endangered?

The Dwarf Tinamou has a conservation status of Endangered.

How does the Dwarf Tinamou nest?

Nest type: SP. Incubation: 15 days.

What does the Dwarf Tinamou sound like?

Poorly documented; the Dwarf Tinamou is an endangered cerrado endemic whose call is a thin, very high-pitched whistle. Rarely recorded; secretive in tall grass.

How big is the Dwarf Tinamou?

The Dwarf Tinamou has a wingspan of 15.3 cm, weight of 43.0 g.

What order and family does the Dwarf Tinamou belong to?

The Dwarf Tinamou (Taoniscus nanus) belongs to the order Tinamiformes and the family Tinamidae.