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Ornate Tinamou

Nothoprocta ornata

Least Concern

翼開長

37.1 cm

体重

624.5 g

科

Tinamidae

目

Tinamiformes

について

A striking medium-sized tinamou with intricately patterned brown, black, and white plumage—one of the most ornately marked tinamou species. Found in Andean puna from Peru to Argentina. Terrestrial and gregarious, often found in small flocks. Calls with a clear fluted whistle.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
翼開長	37.1 cm	14.6 in
体重	624.5 g	22.03 oz

識別

羽毛

Intricately patterned; upperparts grayish-brown with black streaks and whitish shaft streaks. Bold pale supercilium. Breast spotted and streaked on pale buff. Belly whitish. Striking Andean species.

Habitat & Range

High puna grassland, rocky outcrops, and shrubby slopes at 3,000–4,800 m in the Andes from Peru through Bolivia to northwestern Argentina and Chile. Often near rocky gullies and streams.

🌾 Grassland

分布域

Ranges along Pacific slopes of the Andes from Ecuador to central Chile. Sedentary in arid and semi-arid foothill scrub.

Diet & Feeding

Herbivorous, grazing grasses and sedges near water; dabbles for aquatic invertebrates during breeding; forms large flocks when foraging.

保全状況

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

行動と繁殖

営巣

Nest type: HC. Incubation: 22-24 days. Fledging: 1 days.

一腹卵数

4-9

鳴き声

さえずり

A musical, clear whistle from Andean puna and bofedales. Call is a repeated 2-note phrase. Considered one of the more melodic high-elevation tinamous in the genus.

分類学

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
目	Tinamiformes (Tinamous)
科	Tinamidae (Tinamous)
Genus	Nothoprocta
種	Nothoprocta ornata

Distribution

Ornate Tinamou has been recorded in 1 countries.

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生息あり Not recorded

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🇳🇴 Norway

External Databases

よくある質問

What does the Ornate Tinamou eat?

Herbivorous, grazing grasses and sedges near water; dabbles for aquatic invertebrates during breeding; forms large flocks when foraging.

Where does the Ornate Tinamou live?

High puna grassland, rocky outcrops, and shrubby slopes at 3,000–4,800 m in the Andes from Peru through Bolivia to northwestern Argentina and Chile. Often near rocky gullies and streams.

Is the Ornate Tinamou endangered?

The Ornate Tinamou has a conservation status of Least Concern.

How does the Ornate Tinamou nest?

Nest type: HC. Incubation: 22-24 days. Fledging: 1 days.

What does the Ornate Tinamou sound like?

A musical, clear whistle from Andean puna and bofedales. Call is a repeated 2-note phrase. Considered one of the more melodic high-elevation tinamous in the genus.

How big is the Ornate Tinamou?

The Ornate Tinamou has a wingspan of 37.1 cm, weight of 624.5 g.

What order and family does the Ornate Tinamou belong to?

The Ornate Tinamou (Nothoprocta ornata) belongs to the order Tinamiformes and the family Tinamidae.