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Tataupa Tinamou

Crypturellus tataupa

Least Concern
पंखों का फैलाव
24.7 cm
वजन
221.25 g
कुल
Tinamidae
गण
Tinamiformes

The Tataupa Tinamou (Crypturellus tataupa) is a bird species in the family Tinamidae (tinamous), within the order Tinamiformes (tinamous). Recorded measurements include a wingspan of 24.7 cm and a weight of 221.2 g. The IUCN Red List classifies it as Least Concern.

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के बारे में

A small tinamou with brown upperparts, white-spotted dark flanks, and a red-orange bill. Common in cerrado, dry woodland, and scrubby forest edges of central and eastern South America. Calls with a distinctive repetitive whistle. Highly terrestrial, running swiftly through low vegetation.

Physical Description

Measurement Value Imperial
पंखों का फैलाव 24.7 cm 9.7 in
वजन 221.25 g 7.80 oz

पहचान

पंख

Plain grayish-brown upperparts with very fine dark vermiculations. Crown slightly darker. Throat pale whitish. Breast and flanks gray-brown; belly whitish. Reddish bill and legs. Sexes similar.

Habitat & Range

Cerrado, dry woodland, caatinga scrub, and forest edges from eastern Brazil through Bolivia, Paraguay, and northern Argentina. Tolerates degraded and secondary habitats. Common near agricultural land with remnant scrub.

भौगोलिक वितरण

Found in lowland forests and swampy areas from Colombia and Venezuela to southeastern Brazil. Sedentary; locally common.

Diet & Feeding

Herbivorous waterfowl; grazes grasses and sedges near water; supplements diet with aquatic invertebrates in breeding season.

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern
IUCN Red List

व्यवहार और प्रजनन

घोंसला बनाना

Nest type: SC. Incubation: 19 days.

अंडों की संख्या

4-5

ध्वनि

गीत

A musical, 3-note ascending whistle. The Tataupa Tinamou is considered one of the more vocal and distinctive-calling species in the genus, heard in Atlantic Forest undergrowth.

वर्गिकी

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

Distribution

Tataupa Tinamou has been recorded in 2 countries.

उपस्थित Not recorded

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What does the Tataupa Tinamou eat?
Herbivorous waterfowl; grazes grasses and sedges near water; supplements diet with aquatic invertebrates in breeding season.
Where does the Tataupa Tinamou live?
Cerrado, dry woodland, caatinga scrub, and forest edges from eastern Brazil through Bolivia, Paraguay, and northern Argentina. Tolerates degraded and secondary habitats. Common near agricultural land with remnant scrub.
Is the Tataupa Tinamou endangered?
The Tataupa Tinamou has a conservation status of Least Concern.
How does the Tataupa Tinamou nest?
Nest type: SC. Incubation: 19 days.
What does the Tataupa Tinamou sound like?
A musical, 3-note ascending whistle. The Tataupa Tinamou is considered one of the more vocal and distinctive-calling species in the genus, heard in Atlantic Forest undergrowth.
How big is the Tataupa Tinamou?
The Tataupa Tinamou has a wingspan of 24.7 cm, weight of 221.25 g.
What order and family does the Tataupa Tinamou belong to?
The Tataupa Tinamou (Crypturellus tataupa) belongs to the order Tinamiformes and the family Tinamidae.

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