White-throated Tinamou

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A medium-large tinamou with bold white spotting on brown upperparts and a distinctive white throat patch. Found in lowland Amazonian rainforest. Its resonant flute-like call is one of the signature sounds of Amazonian forests. Feeds on fallen fruits, seeds, and invertebrates on the forest floor.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
Envergadura	39,1 cm	15.4 in
Peso	688,75 g	24.29 oz

Identificación

Plumaje

Brown upperparts finely spotted and barred black. Distinctive pure white throat contrasting with rufous-brown breast. Belly buff-white with dark spots on flanks. Sexes similar.

Habitat & Range

Lowland humid tropical forest in the western and central Amazon basin, from southern Colombia and Venezuela south through Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia to western Brazil. Prefers undisturbed terra firme forest interior.

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Distribución geográfica

Ranges across open savannas and woodland edges of central and eastern Brazil into Bolivia and Argentina. Non-migratory and resident.

Diet & Feeding

Feeds on grass seeds, small invertebrates, and fallen berries in Andean valleys; scratches through dry leaf litter seasonally.

Estado de conservación

Near Threatened

IUCN Red List

Comportamiento y reproducción

Nidificación

Incubation: 19 days.

Tamaño de la puesta

5-6

Sonido

Canto

Gives high-pitched, pure whistles in a series of 3-4 notes, descending in pitch. Song carries through humid lowland forest. Considered more musical than most other tinamous.

Taxonomía

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Orden	Tinamiformes (Tinamúes)
Familia	Tinamidae (Tinamúes)
Genus	Tinamus
Especies	Tinamus guttatus

Distribution

White-throated Tinamou has been recorded in 4 countries.

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Presente Not recorded

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

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What does the White-throated Tinamou eat?

Feeds on grass seeds, small invertebrates, and fallen berries in Andean valleys; scratches through dry leaf litter seasonally.

Where does the White-throated Tinamou live?

Lowland humid tropical forest in the western and central Amazon basin, from southern Colombia and Venezuela south through Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia to western Brazil. Prefers undisturbed terra firme forest interior.

Is the White-throated Tinamou endangered?

The White-throated Tinamou has a conservation status of Near Threatened.

How does the White-throated Tinamou nest?

Incubation: 19 days.

What does the White-throated Tinamou sound like?

Gives high-pitched, pure whistles in a series of 3-4 notes, descending in pitch. Song carries through humid lowland forest. Considered more musical than most other tinamous.

How big is the White-throated Tinamou?

The White-throated Tinamou has a wingspan of 39.1 cm, weight of 688.75 g.

What order and family does the White-throated Tinamou belong to?

The White-throated Tinamou (Tinamus guttatus) belongs to the order Tinamiformes and the family Tinamidae.