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Grey-legged Tinamou

Crypturellus duidae

Least Concern

Envergadura

32,6 cm

Peso

429,5 g

Família

Tinamidae

Ordem

Tinamiformes

Sobre

Inambu-do-Duida (Crypturellus duidae) — Inambu raro endémico da região do Monte Duida e tepuis adjacentes na Venezuela e Guiana. Habita florestas de tepui e bordas florestais de altitude. Muito pouco estudado dado o acesso difícil ao habitat. Registros escassos e distribuição muito restrita.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
Envergadura	32,6 cm	12.8 in
Peso	429,5 g	15.15 oz

Identificação

Plumagem

Dark brown upperparts with blackish barring. Diagnostic gray legs distinguish it from red-legged congeners. Throat whitish; breast rufous-brown; belly pale. Crown darker; sexes similar.

Habitat & Range

Montane forest and shrubby tepui slopes at 600–1,800 m on isolated table-mountains in southern Venezuela and adjacent northern Brazil. Restricted range; known from very few locations.

🌲 Forest

Distribuição geográfica

Endemic to the humid Andean slopes of western Colombia and northwestern Ecuador. Sedentary in cloud forest from 800 to 2,200 m.

Diet & Feeding

Ground-gleaner taking seeds, berries, and arthropods in Amazonian forests; invertebrate proportion rises in wet season.

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

Som

Canto

A series of hollow whistles with a slightly husky tone. Calls from dense forest floor cover in tepui foothills. Considered vocally conservative among Crypturellus tinamous.

Taxonomia

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

Distribution

Grey-legged Tinamou has been recorded in 3 countries.

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Presente Not recorded

countries highlighted

🇳🇴 Norway 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela

External Databases

Perguntas frequentes

What does the Grey-legged Tinamou eat?

Ground-gleaner taking seeds, berries, and arthropods in Amazonian forests; invertebrate proportion rises in wet season.

Where does the Grey-legged Tinamou live?

Montane forest and shrubby tepui slopes at 600–1,800 m on isolated table-mountains in southern Venezuela and adjacent northern Brazil. Restricted range; known from very few locations.

Is the Grey-legged Tinamou endangered?

The Grey-legged Tinamou has a conservation status of Least Concern.

What does the Grey-legged Tinamou sound like?

A series of hollow whistles with a slightly husky tone. Calls from dense forest floor cover in tepui foothills. Considered vocally conservative among Crypturellus tinamous.

How big is the Grey-legged Tinamou?

The Grey-legged Tinamou has a wingspan of 32.6 cm, weight of 429.5 g.

What order and family does the Grey-legged Tinamou belong to?

The Grey-legged Tinamou (Crypturellus duidae) belongs to the order Tinamiformes and the family Tinamidae.