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Hooded Tinamou

Nothocercus nigrocapillus

Least Concern

पंखों का फैलाव

37.4 cm

वजन

540.0 g

कुल

Tinamidae

गण

Tinamiformes

के बारे में

A medium-sized tinamou notable for its black crown and nape contrasting with rufous-brown body plumage. Found in humid montane forests of the central Andes. Terrestrial and elusive; detected most easily by its loud clear whistle at dawn and dusk. Forages for fruits and invertebrates.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
पंखों का फैलाव	37.4 cm	14.7 in
वजन	540.0 g	19.05 oz

पहचान

पंख

Upperparts brown, barred and vermiculated black. Distinctive blackish hood on crown and nape contrasting with paler face and white throat. Breast rufous-brown; belly buff. Sexes similar.

Habitat & Range

Dense humid montane forest at 2,000–3,000 m in the Andes of Bolivia and Peru. Favors moist steep terrain with thick fern cover and rocky outcrops. Rarely recorded far from dense forest.

🌲 Forest

भौगोलिक वितरण

Restricted to wet forests and savannas of Patagonia in southern Chile and Argentina. Locally sedentary; some altitudinal movements.

Diet & Feeding

Ground-gleaner eating seeds, fallen fruits, and arthropods in Atlantic Forest undergrowth; diet peaks in invertebrates in rainy season.

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

ध्वनि

गीत

A repeated hollow whistle with a slightly quavering quality. The call is 'wheeooo-wheeooo' given slowly from dense highland undergrowth. Rarely heard except at dusk.

वर्गिकी

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
गण	Tinamiformes (Tinamous)
कुल	Tinamidae (Tinamous)
Genus	Nothocercus
प्रजातियां	Nothocercus nigrocapillus

Distribution

Hooded Tinamou has been recorded in 1 countries.

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उपस्थित Not recorded

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🇳🇴 Norway

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What does the Hooded Tinamou eat?

Ground-gleaner eating seeds, fallen fruits, and arthropods in Atlantic Forest undergrowth; diet peaks in invertebrates in rainy season.

Where does the Hooded Tinamou live?

Dense humid montane forest at 2,000–3,000 m in the Andes of Bolivia and Peru. Favors moist steep terrain with thick fern cover and rocky outcrops. Rarely recorded far from dense forest.

Is the Hooded Tinamou endangered?

The Hooded Tinamou has a conservation status of Least Concern.

What does the Hooded Tinamou sound like?

A repeated hollow whistle with a slightly quavering quality. The call is 'wheeooo-wheeooo' given slowly from dense highland undergrowth. Rarely heard except at dusk.

How big is the Hooded Tinamou?

The Hooded Tinamou has a wingspan of 37.4 cm, weight of 540.0 g.

What order and family does the Hooded Tinamou belong to?

The Hooded Tinamou (Nothocercus nigrocapillus) belongs to the order Tinamiformes and the family Tinamidae.