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Brazilian Tinamou

Crypturellus strigulosus

Least Concern
पंखों का फैलाव
32.2 cm
वजन
421.0 g
कुल
Tinamidae
गण
Tinamiformes

के बारे में

A small rufous-brown tinamou with fine pale streaking on its breast. Endemic to the Amazon basin of Brazil and adjacent areas. Terrestrial and secretive. Its clear fluted whistle is often the only indication of its presence in dense rainforest undergrowth.

Physical Description

Measurement Value Imperial
पंखों का फैलाव 32.2 cm 12.7 in
वजन 421.0 g 14.85 oz

पहचान

पंख

Rufous-brown upperparts with fine blackish barring; crown dark brown. Face and throat pale buff. Breast uniform rufous-chestnut; belly whitish-buff. Flanks barred. Reddish legs. Sexes similar.

Habitat & Range

Dense lowland terra firme and seasonally flooded várzea rainforest in central and eastern Amazonian Brazil. Favors undisturbed forest interior with dense leaf litter and undergrowth.

भौगोलिक वितरण

Ranges through forests from southern Mexico to Bolivia and central Brazil. Sedentary in dense lowland and foothill forest undergrowth.

Diet & Feeding

Omnivorous; eats seeds, fallen fruits, and invertebrates in lowland forests; forages solitarily at ground level.

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern
IUCN Red List

व्यवहार और प्रजनन

घोंसला बनाना

Nest type: SC. Incubation: 13 days. Fledging: 14-21 days.

अंडों की संख्या

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ध्वनि

गीत

A series of pure, resonant whistles from Amazonian terra firme forest. Call is similar to other lowland Crypturellus but slightly rougher in quality.

वर्गिकी

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
गण Tinamiformes (Tinamous)
कुल Tinamidae (Tinamous)
Genus Crypturellus
प्रजातियां Crypturellus strigulosus

Distribution

Brazilian Tinamou has been recorded in 1 countries.

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उपस्थित Not recorded
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अक्सर पूछे जाने वाले प्रश्न

What does the Brazilian Tinamou eat?
Omnivorous; eats seeds, fallen fruits, and invertebrates in lowland forests; forages solitarily at ground level.
Where does the Brazilian Tinamou live?
Dense lowland terra firme and seasonally flooded várzea rainforest in central and eastern Amazonian Brazil. Favors undisturbed forest interior with dense leaf litter and undergrowth.
Is the Brazilian Tinamou endangered?
The Brazilian Tinamou has a conservation status of Least Concern.
How does the Brazilian Tinamou nest?
Nest type: SC. Incubation: 13 days. Fledging: 14-21 days.
What does the Brazilian Tinamou sound like?
A series of pure, resonant whistles from Amazonian terra firme forest. Call is similar to other lowland Crypturellus but slightly rougher in quality.
How big is the Brazilian Tinamou?
The Brazilian Tinamou has a wingspan of 32.2 cm, weight of 421.0 g.
What order and family does the Brazilian Tinamou belong to?
The Brazilian Tinamou (Crypturellus strigulosus) belongs to the order Tinamiformes and the family Tinamidae.

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