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Bartlett's Tinamou

Crypturellus bartletti

Least Concern
Envergure
27,1 cm
Poids
241,0 g
Famille
Tinamidae
Ordre
Tinamiformes

À propos

A small brown tinamou with obscure barring and a grey throat, named after naturalist Edward Bartlett. Found in the western Amazon basin in Peru, Ecuador, and adjacent Brazil. Terrestrial and cryptic; detected mainly by its soft clear whistle in humid forest.

Physical Description

Measurement Value Imperial
Envergure 27,1 cm 10.7 in
Poids 241,0 g 8.50 oz

Identification

Plumage

Brown upperparts with fine blackish barring; crown dark. Throat whitish to pale buff; breast rufous-brown. Belly buff-white. Reddish legs. Small tinamou of Amazonian lowland forests; sexes similar.

Habitat & Range

Lowland humid forest in the western Amazon basin of Peru, Ecuador, and adjacent Colombia and Brazil. Prefers undisturbed terra firme and seasonally flooded forest interior below 400 m.

Répartition géographique

Ranges from southern Mexico through Central America to northern South America. Sedentary in humid lowland forest understory.

Diet & Feeding

Grazes aquatic vegetation, grasses, and sedges in South American marshes; wades in shallow water; diet heavier in plants year-round.

Statut de conservation

Least Concern
IUCN Red List

Son

Chant

A soft, repeated whistle from Amazonian lowland forest. Less well known than other Crypturellus; its call is a simple 2-note descending whistle given from dense cover.

Taxonomie

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Ordre Tinamiformes (Tinamous)
Famille Tinamidae (Tinamous)
Genus Crypturellus
Espèces Crypturellus bartletti

Distribution

Bartlett's Tinamou has been recorded in 3 countries.

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Présent Not recorded
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Foire aux questions

What does the Bartlett's Tinamou eat?
Grazes aquatic vegetation, grasses, and sedges in South American marshes; wades in shallow water; diet heavier in plants year-round.
Where does the Bartlett's Tinamou live?
Lowland humid forest in the western Amazon basin of Peru, Ecuador, and adjacent Colombia and Brazil. Prefers undisturbed terra firme and seasonally flooded forest interior below 400 m.
Is the Bartlett's Tinamou endangered?
The Bartlett's Tinamou has a conservation status of Least Concern.
What does the Bartlett's Tinamou sound like?
A soft, repeated whistle from Amazonian lowland forest. Less well known than other Crypturellus; its call is a simple 2-note descending whistle given from dense cover.
How big is the Bartlett's Tinamou?
The Bartlett's Tinamou has a wingspan of 27.1 cm, weight of 241.0 g.
What order and family does the Bartlett's Tinamou belong to?
The Bartlett's Tinamou (Crypturellus bartletti) belongs to the order Tinamiformes and the family Tinamidae.

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