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Great Tinamou

Tinamus major

Least Concern

翼開長

48.2 cm

体重

1006.75 g

科

Tinamidae

目

Tinamiformes

The Great Tinamou (Tinamus major) is a bird species in the family Tinamidae (tinamous), within the order Tinamiformes (tinamous). Recorded measurements include a wingspan of 48.2 cm and a weight of 1 kg. The IUCN Red List classifies it as Least Concern.

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について

グレートティナムはメキシコから南米にかけての熱帯雨林に生息する大型のシギダチョウです。深みのある鳴き声で知られています。

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
翼開長	48.2 cm	19.0 in
体重	1006.75 g	35.51 oz

識別

羽毛

Olive-brown to grayish-brown upperparts with black vermiculations and barring. Crown darker brownish; throat whitish. Breast grayish-brown; belly pale buff. Flanks barred with dark brown.

Habitat & Range

Humid lowland and foothill tropical rainforest from southern Mexico through Central America to Bolivia and southeastern Brazil. Prefers undisturbed forest interior with dense understorey. Nests on the ground.

🌲 Forest

分布域

Found in open habitats from Venezuela and Guianas through Bolivia to northeastern Argentina. Sedentary in dry savannas and grasslands.

Diet & Feeding

Ground-forager eating seeds, fallen fruits, and small invertebrates in Chilean matorral scrub; pecks and scratches leaf litter.

保全状況

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

行動と繁殖

営巣

Nest type: SC. Incubation: 17 days.

一腹卵数

3-6

鳴き声

さえずり

A beautiful, pure whistled phrase repeated at regular intervals from the forest floor. Call is a clear 'wheeeoo-wheeeoo'. Among the most musical tinamou calls in its range.

分類学

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
目	Tinamiformes (Tinamous)
科	Tinamidae (Tinamous)
Genus	Tinamus
種	Tinamus major

Distribution

Great Tinamou has been recorded in 4 countries.

生息あり Not recorded

countries highlighted

🇳🇴 Norway 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela

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よくある質問

What does the Great Tinamou eat?

Ground-forager eating seeds, fallen fruits, and small invertebrates in Chilean matorral scrub; pecks and scratches leaf litter.

Where does the Great Tinamou live?

Is the Great Tinamou endangered?

The Great Tinamou has a conservation status of Least Concern.

How does the Great Tinamou nest?

Nest type: SC. Incubation: 17 days.

What does the Great Tinamou sound like?

A beautiful, pure whistled phrase repeated at regular intervals from the forest floor. Call is a clear 'wheeeoo-wheeeoo'. Among the most musical tinamou calls in its range.

How big is the Great Tinamou?

The Great Tinamou has a wingspan of 48.2 cm, weight of 1006.75 g.

What order and family does the Great Tinamou belong to?

The Great Tinamou (Tinamus major) belongs to the order Tinamiformes and the family Tinamidae.