Tataupa Tinamou

Sobre

Inambu-tataupá (Crypturellus tataupa) — Inambu de cabeça cinzenta e dorso acastanhado do sul do Brasil, Paraguai, Bolívia e Argentina. Nome onomatopaico do canto 'tataupá'. Habita florestas subtropicais, bordas e capoeiras. Um dos inambus mais comuns e acessíveis do sul do Brasil. Canta ao amanhecer com assobio flautado.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
Envergadura	24,7 cm	9.7 in
Peso	221,25 g	7.80 oz

Identificação

Plumagem

Plain grayish-brown upperparts with very fine dark vermiculations. Crown slightly darker. Throat pale whitish. Breast and flanks gray-brown; belly whitish. Reddish bill and legs. Sexes similar.

Habitat & Range

Cerrado, dry woodland, caatinga scrub, and forest edges from eastern Brazil through Bolivia, Paraguay, and northern Argentina. Tolerates degraded and secondary habitats. Common near agricultural land with remnant scrub.

🌲 Forest

Distribuição geográfica

Found in lowland forests and swampy areas from Colombia and Venezuela to southeastern Brazil. Sedentary; locally common.

Diet & Feeding

Herbivorous waterfowl; grazes grasses and sedges near water; supplements diet with aquatic invertebrates in breeding season.

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

Comportamento e reprodução

Nidificação

Nest type: SC. Incubation: 19 days.

Tamanho da postura

4-5

Som

Canto

A musical, 3-note ascending whistle. The Tataupa Tinamou is considered one of the more vocal and distinctive-calling species in the genus, heard in Atlantic Forest undergrowth.

Taxonomia

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

Distribution

Tataupa Tinamou has been recorded in 2 countries.

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Presente Not recorded

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🇳🇴 Norway 🇪🇨 Ecuador

External Databases

Perguntas frequentes

What does the Tataupa Tinamou eat?

Herbivorous waterfowl; grazes grasses and sedges near water; supplements diet with aquatic invertebrates in breeding season.

Where does the Tataupa Tinamou live?

Cerrado, dry woodland, caatinga scrub, and forest edges from eastern Brazil through Bolivia, Paraguay, and northern Argentina. Tolerates degraded and secondary habitats. Common near agricultural land with remnant scrub.

Is the Tataupa Tinamou endangered?

The Tataupa Tinamou has a conservation status of Least Concern.

How does the Tataupa Tinamou nest?

Nest type: SC. Incubation: 19 days.

What does the Tataupa Tinamou sound like?

A musical, 3-note ascending whistle. The Tataupa Tinamou is considered one of the more vocal and distinctive-calling species in the genus, heard in Atlantic Forest undergrowth.

How big is the Tataupa Tinamou?

The Tataupa Tinamou has a wingspan of 24.7 cm, weight of 221.25 g.

What order and family does the Tataupa Tinamou belong to?

The Tataupa Tinamou (Crypturellus tataupa) belongs to the order Tinamiformes and the family Tinamidae.