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Brazilian Tinamou

Crypturellus strigulosus

Least Concern
Envergadura
32,2 cm
Peso
421,0 g
Família
Tinamidae
Ordem
Tinamiformes

Sobre

Inambu-estrelado (Crypturellus strigulosus) — Inambu das florestas da Amazônia Central e Oriental do Brasil. Plumagem acastanhada com estrias nas partes superiores. Habita o sub-bosque de florestas de terra firme. Extremamente difícil de observar, detectado principalmente pelo canto. Pouco estudado em comparação com inambus de florestas meridionais.

Physical Description

Measurement Value Imperial
Envergadura 32,2 cm 12.7 in
Peso 421,0 g 14.85 oz

Identificação

Plumagem

Rufous-brown upperparts with fine blackish barring; crown dark brown. Face and throat pale buff. Breast uniform rufous-chestnut; belly whitish-buff. Flanks barred. Reddish legs. Sexes similar.

Habitat & Range

Dense lowland terra firme and seasonally flooded várzea rainforest in central and eastern Amazonian Brazil. Favors undisturbed forest interior with dense leaf litter and undergrowth.

Distribuição geográfica

Ranges through forests from southern Mexico to Bolivia and central Brazil. Sedentary in dense lowland and foothill forest undergrowth.

Diet & Feeding

Omnivorous; eats seeds, fallen fruits, and invertebrates in lowland forests; forages solitarily at ground level.

Estado de conservação

Least Concern
IUCN Red List

Comportamento e reprodução

Nidificação

Nest type: SC. Incubation: 13 days. Fledging: 14-21 days.

Tamanho da postura

4

Som

Canto

A series of pure, resonant whistles from Amazonian terra firme forest. Call is similar to other lowland Crypturellus but slightly rougher in quality.

Taxonomia

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

Distribution

Brazilian Tinamou has been recorded in 1 countries.

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Perguntas frequentes

What does the Brazilian Tinamou eat?
Omnivorous; eats seeds, fallen fruits, and invertebrates in lowland forests; forages solitarily at ground level.
Where does the Brazilian Tinamou live?
Dense lowland terra firme and seasonally flooded várzea rainforest in central and eastern Amazonian Brazil. Favors undisturbed forest interior with dense leaf litter and undergrowth.
Is the Brazilian Tinamou endangered?
The Brazilian Tinamou has a conservation status of Least Concern.
How does the Brazilian Tinamou nest?
Nest type: SC. Incubation: 13 days. Fledging: 14-21 days.
What does the Brazilian Tinamou sound like?
A series of pure, resonant whistles from Amazonian terra firme forest. Call is similar to other lowland Crypturellus but slightly rougher in quality.
How big is the Brazilian Tinamou?
The Brazilian Tinamou has a wingspan of 32.2 cm, weight of 421.0 g.
What order and family does the Brazilian Tinamou belong to?
The Brazilian Tinamou (Crypturellus strigulosus) belongs to the order Tinamiformes and the family Tinamidae.

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