Berlepsch's Tinamou

Sobre

Inambu-de-Berlepsch (Crypturellus berlepschi) — Inambu raro do noroeste da Colômbia e noroeste do Equador. Habita florestas húmidas costeiras e de planície. Plumagem acastanhada com marcas características. Detectado principalmente pelo canto. Ameaçado pela intensa desflorestação das florestas do Pacífico Sul da América do Sul.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
Envergadura	32,9 cm	13.0 in
Peso	521,0 g	18.38 oz

Identificação

Plumagem

Upperparts dark brown with fine blackish barring; crown rufous-brown. Sides of head and throat pale rufous. Breast rich rufous, belly buff-white. Males brighter rufous; females more barred above.

Habitat & Range

Lowland humid forest in the Chocó-Darién region of Pacific Colombia and northwestern Ecuador, at elevations below 300 m. Favors dense undergrowth in mature and secondary forest. Extremely range-restricted.

🌲 Forest

Distribuição geográfica

Found in moist Andean foothills from Venezuela to Bolivia. Sedentary in cloud forest undergrowth from 500 to 2,000 m elevation.

Diet & Feeding

Eats seeds, small fruits, and invertebrates on the ground in lowland tropical forests; cryptic forager; diet varies with rainfall.

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

Som

Canto

Emits a low, haunting whistle repeated slowly, typical of Crypturellus tinamous. Song carries through humid lowland forest despite the bird remaining well concealed.

Taxonomia

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Ordem	Tinamiformes (Tinamous)
Família	Tinamidae (Tinamous)
Genus	Crypturellus
Espécies	Crypturellus berlepschi

Distribution

Berlepsch's Tinamou has been recorded in 3 countries.

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Presente Not recorded

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🇳🇴 Norway 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador

External Databases

Perguntas frequentes

What does the Berlepsch's Tinamou eat?

Eats seeds, small fruits, and invertebrates on the ground in lowland tropical forests; cryptic forager; diet varies with rainfall.

Where does the Berlepsch's Tinamou live?

Lowland humid forest in the Chocó-Darién region of Pacific Colombia and northwestern Ecuador, at elevations below 300 m. Favors dense undergrowth in mature and secondary forest. Extremely range-restricted.

Is the Berlepsch's Tinamou endangered?

The Berlepsch's Tinamou has a conservation status of Least Concern.

What does the Berlepsch's Tinamou sound like?

Emits a low, haunting whistle repeated slowly, typical of Crypturellus tinamous. Song carries through humid lowland forest despite the bird remaining well concealed.

How big is the Berlepsch's Tinamou?

The Berlepsch's Tinamou has a wingspan of 32.9 cm, weight of 521.0 g.

What order and family does the Berlepsch's Tinamou belong to?

The Berlepsch's Tinamou (Crypturellus berlepschi) belongs to the order Tinamiformes and the family Tinamidae.