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Curve-billed Tinamou

Nothoprocta curvirostris

Least Concern

पंखों का फैलाव

32.0 cm

वजन

376.0 g

कुल

Tinamidae

गण

Tinamiformes

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के बारे में

A small compact tinamou with a notably long decurved bill, brown-streaked plumage, and pale underparts. Found in high Andean grasslands in Ecuador and Peru. The curved bill is adapted to probing soil for invertebrates and tubers in puna habitats.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
पंखों का फैलाव	32.0 cm	12.6 in
वजन	376.0 g	13.26 oz

पहचान

पंख

Brown upperparts with blackish vermiculations and buff streaks. Distinctive curved bill. Pale supercilium. Breast spotted on pale buff; belly whitish. Flanks barred. Andean cloud forest species.

Habitat & Range

High puna grassland, paramo, and scrubby slopes at 3,000–4,500 m in the Andes of Ecuador and northern Peru. Associated with wet paramo, cushion bogs, and rocky terrain.

🌾 Grassland 🏜️ Desert

भौगोलिक वितरण

Restricted to the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil (Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Minas Gerais). Sedentary; critically threatened.

Diet & Feeding

Grazes grasses and sedges in Asian wetlands; dabbles for aquatic invertebrates; forms large flocks; migratory diet shifts occur.

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

व्यवहार और प्रजनन

अंडों की संख्या

2-4

ध्वनि

गीत

A soft, falling 2-note whistle from Andean cloud forest edges. Carries well through mist-shrouded vegetation. Considered a quieter species overall among highland tinamous.

वर्गिकी

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
गण	Tinamiformes (Tinamous)
कुल	Tinamidae (Tinamous)
Genus	Nothoprocta
प्रजातियां	Nothoprocta curvirostris

Distribution

Curve-billed Tinamou has been recorded in 3 countries.

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उपस्थित Not recorded

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🇳🇴 Norway 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador

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What does the Curve-billed Tinamou eat?

Grazes grasses and sedges in Asian wetlands; dabbles for aquatic invertebrates; forms large flocks; migratory diet shifts occur.

Where does the Curve-billed Tinamou live?

High puna grassland, paramo, and scrubby slopes at 3,000–4,500 m in the Andes of Ecuador and northern Peru. Associated with wet paramo, cushion bogs, and rocky terrain.

Is the Curve-billed Tinamou endangered?

The Curve-billed Tinamou has a conservation status of Least Concern.

What does the Curve-billed Tinamou sound like?

A soft, falling 2-note whistle from Andean cloud forest edges. Carries well through mist-shrouded vegetation. Considered a quieter species overall among highland tinamous.

How big is the Curve-billed Tinamou?

The Curve-billed Tinamou has a wingspan of 32.0 cm, weight of 376.0 g.

What order and family does the Curve-billed Tinamou belong to?

The Curve-billed Tinamou (Nothoprocta curvirostris) belongs to the order Tinamiformes and the family Tinamidae.